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SH AKSPERE'S

LOVES LABORS LOST:

THE FIRST QUARTO,

1598,

A FACSIMILE IN PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHY

BY

WILLIAM GRIGGS,

FOR 13 YEARS PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER TO THE INDIA OFFICE,

WITH FOREWORDS BY

FREDERICK J. FURNIVALL, M.A.,

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE NEW SHAKSPERE SOCIETY, ETC.

LONDON :

PUBLISHT BY W. GRIGGS, HANOVER STREET, PECKHAM, S.E.

TO

fames JSpefcbtng, Jtt.TL,

HONORARY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,
EDITOR OF BACON,

THE ANALYZER OF SHAKSPERE AND FLETCHER'S ' HENRY VIII '
IN ONE OF THE ABLEST PIECES OF SHAKSPERE CRITICISM EVER WRITTEN,
WHICH PRESUMPTUOUS AND 'SHALLOW IGNORANCE' HAS" IN VAIN ASSAILI),

THIS FACSIMILE OF

LOVES LABORS LOST,

A PLAY ON WHICH HE HAS LIKEWISE THROWN LIGHT BY HIS REMARKS,

IS DEDICATED

(THO WITHOUT HIS LEAVE ASKT)

BY ONE WHO OWES HIS TEACHING MUCH.

PR

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[Skakspere- Quarto Facsimiles, No. 5.]

Ill

FOREWORDS TO QUARTO i, 1598.

§ I. Qi the original of Fi ; its Mis
takes.

§ 2. Qi "Newly corrected and aug
mented:" poof of this, p. v;
its bearing on Hamlet Qi and
Q2, p. ix.

The Date of Loues Labors Lost :

a. External Evidence, p. x.

b. Internal Evidence, p. xi.
Probably Shakspere' s ist Play, p. xii.
Mr Lee on its Names, &c. , p. xiii.
This Edition, p. xiv.

§ i. OF Loves Labors1 Lost only oneQua.rtois'known before the
First Folio of 1623, that here facsimiled. On comparing it with
the Folio, certain differences appear, of which the chief are given
below, 2 but they do not affect the decision of the Cambridge editors
in 1863, that "The Folio edition is a reprint of this Quarto, dif
fering only in its being divided into Acts." But their "and, as
usual, inferior in accuracy,"3 may well be questiond.

The only good addition made by the Folio to the Quarto is the
last phrase in the play, " You that way, we this way," which is no
doubt Shakspere's, and was perhaps added in a playhouse copy,
or left out of the Qo. by accident. The only bad addition is, turn
ing the good line, " Clymbe ore the houfe to vnlocke the little
gate " — I. i. 109, p. 5 — into the bad line, " That were to clymbe
ore the houfe to vnlocke the gate." The Folio also has a less
good reading of I. i. 27 :

Q. Make rich the ribbes, but ban [k] erout quite the wits
F ribs, . . bankerout the wits ;

as also in I. i. 133, where Qo. reads rightly ' can possible,' and

1 The apostrophe of Labor's in the headline, is meant for the i of is, as the
other uses of the apostrophe in this Qo. show.

2 (In modern spelling. Cambr. ed. ) Q. Speak, F. break (bad], I. i. 151;
Q. fitteth, F. fits, I. ii. 42 ; Q, do call, F. call, I. ii. 51 ; Q. maculate (bad], F.
immaculate, I. ii. 95 ; Q. ever May, F. every May, IV. iii. 102. ; Q. God, F. Jove,
V. ii. 316; Q. due, F. dutie (bad), V. ii. 334; Q. was it, F. what it (bad], V. ii.
385; F. leaves out 'when he breathed, he was a man," Q. V. ii. 668; Q. be-
pray, F. pray, V. ii. 702 ; Q. thy, F. my, V. ii. 850 ; Q. estetes, F. estates, V.
ii. 855 ; Q. full (bad), F. foul, V. ii. 926.

3 They add: "The second Quarto .[1631] is reprinted from the First Folio."

iv 5 1. Qi AND F! COMPARD. § 2. Qi ' CORRECTED AND AUGMENTED.'

Fo. wrongty ' shall possibly ' deuise. But in V. ii. 824 , where the
Quarto has an absurd mistake, 'Hence herrite' for 'Hence for
ward,' the Folio corrects it by < Hence euer' :

Q. Hence herrite then my hart, is in thy brest
F. Hence euer then, my heart is in thy brest.

The Folio is also much more carefully printed than the Go,
having, for instance, pompe for Q. pome in I. i. 31 ; bard and com
mon for Q. hard and cammon in I. i. 57 ; Contempts for Q. Con
tempts, I. i. 191 ; Welkins Vicegerent for Q. wclkis Vizgcrent, I. i.
221 ; ignorant for Q. ignoranlt, IV. ii. 52 ; wrong for Q. woug, IV. ii.
121 ; indiscreet for Q. indistreell, IV. ii. 31 ; Ode for Q. Odo, IV.
iii. 99 ; Idolatry for Q.ydotarie,1 IV. iii. 75, &c., &c. But in IV. iii.
75, Fo. has the misprint Coddesse for the Qo. Goddesse, &c. In I.
i. 185, where Fo. corrects the Qo. " lamhisgracesFarborouglV'to
" Tharborough," I think that " Farborough " should be kept, as
being more of a piece with the language of Constable Dull, who
"reprehends" the Duke's "owne person."

That both versions often have the same mistakes in readings as
well as words, is seen in their * Of persing,' IV. ii. 89 ; their
cangentt for canzonet, ib. 124 ; their Nath. for Fed. or Hoi. in IV. ii.
145 ; their Holofernes for Nathaniel, IV. ii. 141 ; their "Not you
by '[•= to] mee, but I betrayed to [ = by] you," IV. iii. 175, &c.,&c.
But still there are no real cruxes in theplay except I V.iii.iSo, "With
men like men of inconstancie ; " the Schools of night, IV. iii. 255 ;
"that smyles his cheeke in yeeres," V. ii. 465; and "myself
[? Alexander, or Hector] " V. i. 133. The only phrases and words
not yet explaind are V. ii. 546, ' Abate throw at nouum,' [? the
game Novem] and V. ii. 67 (< So) perttaitnt (-like [? pertly] would I
ore'fway his ftate.').2

§2.0. CuthbertBurby'sLondonprinter"W.W.,"3orthecopier

1 \lydotarie is for our idiotry, it may stand.

2 Holofernes's " intellect" of Bcrowne's letter to Rosalin, IV. ii. i
shown by Pruf. T. Spencer Baynes to mean "signature, sign-manual.1

second of his very in .ipers on "What vSliakcsi-)uare learnt at School,"

in Ft->: ine, January, 1880, p. 90-92.

3 W. Waterson (?). See Arber's Transcript.

§ 2. HOW Q± WAS ' NEWLY CORRECTED AND AUGMENTED.' V

of Shakspere's MS., has, by a happy mistake, left us at least two
bits of evidence as to how Shakspere " corrected and augmented"
his Loues labors lost. The first is in Act IV. sc. iii, the second in
ActV.sc.ii. In both, the Quarto has given us both the First Sketch
and the Finisht Drawing, and has printed both as parts of one
whole. Take the first case, in IV. iii. : —

First Sketch.

O,1 we haue made a Vow to studie,

Lordes, (318) i

And in that Vow we haue forsworne

our Bookes. (319) ii

For when would you, my Lord, or you,
or you, iii

Haue found the ground of Studies ex
cellence (300) iv

Without the beautie of a womans face ?

For where is any Authour in the
worlde, (312) vi

Teaches such beautie* as a woman's
eye?

Learning is but an adjunct to our selfe,

And where we are, our Learning like
wise is, ix

Then, when our se'ues we see in Ladies
eyes (316) x

Second Version, " Corrected and
Augmented.'''

And where that you haue vowd to studie
(Lordes), (296)

In that each of you haue forsworne his
Booke,

Can you still dreame, and poare, and
thereon looke?'-3 (298)3

(First Insertion.]

Why vniuersall plodding poysons3 vp 4
The nimble spirites in the arteries, (306)
As motion and long during action tyres
The sinnowy vigour of the trauayler.
Now for not looking on a woman's

face, (309) 8

You haue in that forsworne the vse of

eyes,
And studie too, the causer of your vow.

(Recast of lines iii — v of First Sketch.}

For when would you (my Leedge) or
you, or you? (320) n

In leaden contemplation haue found out

Such fierie Numbers as the prompting
eyes 13

Of beautis tutors haue inricht you with?

( Recast of lines vi — xii of First Sketch. )

Other slow Artes intirely keepe the
braine : 15

And therefore finding barraine prac-
tizers, (325)

Scarce shew a haruest of their heauie
toyle. 17

But Loue first learned in a Ladies eyes,

Liues not alone emured in tho braine ;

lint, with the motion of all elamentes, 20

1 ? read 'Then.'

2 This Booke-looke couplet looks early, and so does the construction ; but 1. 3
is necessary for 1. 4.

a Dyee reads prisons. But you don't want the metaphor of nimble spirits
struggling to burst their prison ; you want em dulld and nunibd by poison.
^ ? read ' Learning.

vi § 2. HOW Q1 WAS " NEWLY CORRECTED AND AUGMENTED."

With our selues1 xi

Do we not likewise see our learning

there ? xii

From ttomens eyes this doctrine I de-
riue, (3O2) xm

They are the Ground, the Bookes, the
Achadems xiv

From whence cloth spring the true Pro
methean fire. (3O4) xv 2

Then fooles you were, these women to
forsweare ; (355) xyi

Or keeping what is sworne, you will
proue fooles .... xvii

Courses as swift as thought in every

power (330)

And giues to euery power a double

power,

Aboue their functions and their offices.
It addes a precious seeing to the eye : 24
A Louers eyes will gaze an Eagle

blinde.
A Louers eare will heare the lowest

sound : (335)

When the suspitious head of theft is

stopt, 27

Loues feeling is more soft and senssible
Then are the tender homes of Cockled

Snayles.
Loues tongue proues daintie, Backus

grosse in taste. 30

For Valoure, is not Loue a Hercules.
Still clyming trees in the Hesperides ?
Subtle as Sphinx, as sweete and musi-

call (342)

As bright Appolos Lute, strung with his

haire : 34

And when Loue speakes, the voyce of

all the Goddes
Make heauen drowsie with the har-

monie. (345)

Neuer durst Poet touch a pen to write,
Vntill his Incke were tempred with

Loues sighes ; 38

O then his lines would rauish sauage

(348)
And plant in Tyrants milde humilitie. 40

(Recast of lines xiii—xv of First Sketch. )

From womens eyes this doctrine I de-

riue : (350) 41

They sparcle still the right promethean

fier ;
They are the Bookes, the Artes, the

Achademes,
That shew, containe, and nourish all

the worlde, 44

Els none at all in ought proue excellent.

(Lines xvi — xvii of First Sketch :)

Then fooles you were, these women to

forsweare ;
Or keeping what is sworne, you will

proue fooles .... (356)

1 Left out in F2.

2 Not counting xi. 'With our selves," as a line, we hav abuv, the 14 lines
that Capell, no dout, ( Var. Sh. iv. 385), and Dyce cut out, and that Staunton
bracketed.

§ 2. HOW Q± WAS " NEWLY CORRECTED AND AUGMENTED." vii

Are not the " Corrected and augmented " passages clear ? —
Then turn to the second case, in V. ii, Berowne's proposal to
Rosaline, and the conditions on which alone she'll accept him : —

First Sketch, V. ii. 827—832.

Berow. And what to me my Loue?
and what to me ? i

Rossal. You must be purged to ;

your sinnes are rackt ;
You are attaint with faultes and per-
iurie : iii

Therefore, if you my fauour meane to
get, iv

A tweluemonth shall you spende, and

" •» neuer rest, v

But seeke the weery beddes of people

sicke. (832) vi

Recast, "corrected and augmented,"
V. ii. 847-881.

Berow. Studdies my Ladie ! Mistres,

look on me !
Beholde the window of my hart, mine

eye ; (848)

What humble suite attendes thy answere

there !
Impose some seruice on me, for thy

Loue ! 4

Rosa. Oft haue I heard of you, my

Lord Berowne,
Before I saw you : and the worldes

large tongue (852)

Proclaymes you for a man repleat with

mockes,
Full of comparisons and wounding

floutes, 3

Which you on all estates will execute,
That lie within the mercie of your

wit ; (856)

To weede this wormewood from your

fructfull braine,
And therewithall to winne me, yt you

please, — 12

Without the which I am not to be

won ; —
You shall this tweluemonth terme, from

day to day, (869)

Visite the speechlesse sicke, and still

conuerse
With groning wretches ; and your taske

shall be, 16

With all the fierce endeuor of your wit,
To enforce the pained impotent to

smile. (864)

Berow. To moue wilde laughter in

the throate of death ?
It cannot be : it is impossible ! 20

Mirth cannot moue a soule in agonie.

Rosal. Why, thats the way to choake
a gibing spirit, (868)

Whose influence is begot of that loose
Slljgrace

Which shallow laughing hearers giue
(Aiuitofooles. 24

A iestes prosperitie lies in the eare
Of him thata hearcs it, neuer jn the

viii § 2. MR SPEDDING ON THE LATE WORK OF 1597 IN Q±.

Of him that makes it : then if sickly

cares,
Deaft with the clamours of their owne

deare grones, 28

Will heare your idle scornes ; continue

then,
And I will haue you, and that fault

withall. (876)

But if they will not, throw away that

spirrit,
And I shall finde you emptie of that

fault, 32

Right ioyfull of your reformation. (879)

(Supposd end of 'First Sketch, with i
( Conjecturd end of First Sketch. ) ™ord alterd, )

Be row. A tweluemonth ? well : be- Derow. A tweluemonth ? well : be
fall what will befall, vii fall what will befall, (880)
He [spende] a tweluemonth in an He iest a tweluemonth in an Hospitall.
Hospital!. (88i)viii

In no other part of the play has the printer or copier left us
direct evidence of Shakspere's correction andaugmentation of his
first cast ; so the reader must use his o wn j udgment as to where they
are in the play we have. The best opinion I know on the point is
that of Mr Spedding, the editor of Bacon, and the critic of Henry
VIII, whose Paper on this joint work of Shakspere and Fletcher1
has settled the question in the minds of all men having capable
ones. In a note written on Feb. 2, 1839, Mr Spedding says:

"Observe the inequality in the length of the Acts ; the first being
half as long again [509 lines] , the fourth twice as long [710 lines] ,

1 First printed in The Gentleman's Magazine, Aug., 1850, pp. 115-123, and
reprinted in the Appendix to 7/4e New Shakspere Society's Transactions, 1874,

pp. I*-20*.

I'KN JONSON (d. 1637) An Epistle answering to one that asked to be Sealed of the
Tribe of Ben, The Under -wood, p. 217, Works, vol. ii., ed. 1640.

§ 2. MR SPEDDING ON THE LATE WORK OF 1597 IN Q ±.

the fifth three times as long [1104 lines], as the second [257 lines]
and third [207] . This is a hint where to look for the principal
additions and alterations.1 In the first Act I suspect Berowne's2
remonstrance against the vow (to begin with) to be an insertion.
[Yes.] In the fourth, nearly the whole of the close, from Berowne's
burst 'Who sees the heavenly Rosaline' (IV. iii. 221) [?]. In
the fifth, the whole of the first scene between Holofernes and Sir
Nathaniel bears traces, to me, of the maturer hand, and may have
been inserted bodily. [Yes, to 1.34.] The whole close of the fifth
Act, from the entrance of Mercade (V.ii. 723), has been probably
rewritten, [Yes] and may bear the same relation to the original
copy which Rosaline's speech, 'Oft have I heard of you, my lord
Berowne V &c. (V.ii. 851-864), bears to the original speech of six
lines (827-832) which has been allowed by mistake to stand . There
are also a few lines (1-3) at the opening of the fourth Act which I
have no doubt were introduced in the corrected copy:

1 Prince. Was that the King that spurr'd his horse so hard
Against the steep uprising of the hill ?

Boyct. I know not, but I think it was not he.'

It was thus that Shakspere learnt to shade 0^his scenes, to carry the
action beyond the stage." [Yes] Intvod. to Leopold Shakspere, p. xxiii.

The only part of Mr Spedding's suggestion that I can't accept
is the series of 17 consecutive fours or alternates, abab,'m IV. iii.
222-289, with the ' greasy' talk of 11. 280- 1 . Part of these, at least,
if not all, must belong to the first cast of the play. Yet the
characters mainly strengthend by the augmentations must be those
of Berowne and Rosalin. Surely V.ii. 396-41 3 and 111.1.175-207
are later work. Compare them with, say, Boyet's II. i. 234-249,
and Berowne's IV. iii. 153-173. Also, most of II. i. 1-177 must be
later : contrast it with the rest of the scene.

b. The proof that Berowne's and Rosalin's speeches in IV. iii.
and V. ii. (abuv, p. v-viii) giv, that Shakspere did revise his work,
helps us to see what his original Hamlet of 1601-2, misrepresented
in Qi, might have been, and how a verse-writer askt by Ling to fill
up a gap in the note-takers' version of Shakspere's play might, from

1 The three longest scenes are I. i., 317 lines ; IV. iii., 386 lines ; V. ii., 942 lines.
The other scenes are shorter than Acts II. and III., which have only one scene each,
I. ii. has 192 lines ; IV. i. , 151 lines ; IV. ii. , 173 lines ; V. i.. , 162 lines.

2 Mr S. spells ' Biron ' like the modernize! editions.

X § 3. ALLUSIONS OF 1594-1606 TO LOVES LABORS LOST.

vague recollection, have written Claudius's speech, the scene
between Gertrude and Horatio, &c. Will some man with a knack
for numbers write us a few lines bearing a like relation to those in
the left-hand columns of p. v-viii abuv, which any of the Hamlet
Q i speeches bear totheir representatives in Q2, and thus illustrate
and account for the production of Hamlet Qi ?

§ 3. Le«£sL0&m/0s£isoneofthe26"ofShakspere's37plays —
1 8 printed during his life, and 19 after his death (including The Two
Noble Kinsmen)) — for the dates, or rather the order of (which), we
are thrown back on the second part of the Evidence from Within,
the Style and Temper of the works" (L. Sh. Introd., p. xix). We
have no Evidence from Without, and no Allusions from Within , to
fix the date of the first cast of the play1 ; though for its second cast
wre have its title declaring that it was playd before Elizabeth at
Christmas 1597. It was mentiond by both Robert Tofte2 and
Francis Meres3 in 1598. Jaggard put two of its pieces4 into his
piratical Passionate Pilgnme of 1599 ; its line IV. iii. 379 was
quoted in England* Parnassus, 1600, and its song, " On a day
(alack the day)," IV. iii., in Englands Helicon (collected by Jn.
Bodenham), 1600. Sir Walter Cope tells us in 1604 that Burbage

" Sayes ther ys no newplaye that the quene [James I's Anne of

1 P.S. This was written before Mr Lee sent me his note in § 4, p. xiii-xv, below.
2 Loves Labour Lost, I once did see a Each Actor plaid in cunning wise his

Play part,

Y-cleped so, so called to my paine. But chiefly Those entrapt in Cupid's

Which I to heare, to my small loy snare ;

did stay, Yet All was fained, 'twas not from the

Giving attendance on my froward hart,

Dame : They seemde to grieve, but yet they felt

My misgiving minde presaging to no care :

me ill, 'Twas I that Griefe (indeed) did

Yet was I drawne to see it 'gainst beare in brest,

my will. . . . The others did but make a show in

lest.

The Months Minde of a Melancholy Lover, sign. G 5 (Allusion Books,
Part i, N. Sh. Soc. p. 184; Centurie, p. 15).

3 "For Comedy, witnes his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Love labors
lost, . ." — Centurie, p. 21.

4 Longavill's Sonnet to Maria, "Did not the heauenly Rethorique of thine
eye," IV. iii. 57-70 ; and Berowne's 6-measure Sonnet-Letter to Rosalin, IV. ii.
103-116, " If Louc make me forsworne," &c.

§ 3. METRICAL EVIDENCE AS TO THE DATE OF L. L. LOST. XI

of Denmark] hath not scene, but they have Revyved an olde one,
Cawled Loves Lahore lost, which for wytt & mirthe he sayes will
please her excedingly. And Thys ys apointed to be playd to
Morowe night at my Lord of Sowthamptons ..." Centime, p. 62) ;

and it was one of the " Bookes red be mee [Drummond of Haw-
thornden] anno 1606." — Cent., p. 71. The only known possible or
probable allusion to a passagein the play beforeits publication was,
I believe, pointed out by Dr Grosart in his edition of Robert
Southwell, 1872. He contends that the following lines (of 1594
A.D. ?) apply to the eyes of Christ, the idea containd in Berowne's
humorous speech on women's eyes in L. L. Lost, IV. iii. :

" O sacred eyes ! The springs of living light,

The earthly heavens where angels ioy to dwell,

••'. * # •'.'

Sweet volumes, stoard with learning fit for saints,
Where blissful quires imparadize their minds ;

Wherein eternall studie never faints
Still finding all, yet seeking all it finds :

How endlesse is your labyrinth of blisse,

Where to be lost, the sweetest finding is." (Cent., p. 14.)

So the play attracted a fair share of notice. But no one who
hasagraspofSkakspere'sdevelopmentsinmetreandcharacteriza-
tion — the two great tests of the order of his early works at least —
can be satisfied with the date of 1597 or 1594 for the first cast of
his L. L. Lost, which must be either his first or second original
work, and probably about 1590 A.D. The Comedy of Errors is the
only play which can be earlier. Now as to metre, L.L.L. has 1028
ry me-lines to 597 blank-verse ones, nearly twice as many, i to '58 ;
the Errors 380 rymes to 1150 blank, or i in 3-02. L.L.L. has
only 4 per cent of n-syllable lines, while the Errors has 12*3 per
cent (Hertzbefg1). L.L.L. has asmanyas 236 alternate-rymes or
fours, that is, i in 4-78; while the Errors has only 64, or i in 1 8 lines.
L.L.L. has 194 lines of doggrel, or i in every 5-3 lines, while the
Errors has 109, or i in every 10.55 5 L.L.L. has only i run-on

i See Mr F. D. Matthew's abstract of H.'s Paper, in .V. Sh. Soc. Trans.,
1877-9, App. IV. p. 59*. The other nos. are from Mr Fleay's Table N. Sh.
Soc. Trans., 1874, p. 16.

Xll § 3. CHARACTERIZATION-EVIDENCE AS TO THE DATE OF L. L. LOST.

line in i8'i4, while the Errors has i in every 10-7. Further, L.L.
L . has more Sonnets, and more 8- and 6-line stanzas in the dialogue,
than the Errors. It is more crowded with word-play, and has far
less plot (the Errors being from Plautus), and less pathos : no
shadow of the death-doomed ^Egeon grieving and searching for
long-lost child and wife are over it from the first. It has the certain
sign of early work, the making of the King and his nobles forget
their dignity, and roll on the ground guffawing, like a lot of hobade-
hoys (V. ii. 1 13-1 1 6), at the rehearsal of their Mask.1 This fault it
shares with Midsummer Night's Dream — cp. the vulgarities of
Hermia and Helena, Greek ladies in name at least, when they
quarrel'-2 — tho its sub-play, with Holofernes wanting to play 3
Worthies himself besides his own part (V. ii. 1 50), must be earlier
than Bottom and his desire to play a tyrant, Thisbe, and the lion too.
In characterization, L.L. Lost, as 'corrected and augmented,'
has a Rosaline and a Berowne who stand out more vividly than any
pair in the Errors; but neither of them appeals to the imagination
or the feelings like ^Egeon does ; neither has ' that serious tender
love' which Antipholus of Syracuse shows for Luciana . Both plays
belong to the earliest group of Shakspere's Comedies, the mistaken-
identity, cross-purpose set ; but L.L. Lost has more the aspect of
a first play than the Errors has. It is more carefully polisht, it
has more Stratford life in it — countrymen's play, boys'-games
(' more sacks to the mill,' and hide and seek, ' all hid '), — it dwelt
more in Shakspere's mind : he recast Berowne and Rosaline
into Benedick and Beatrice, he continued Bull's word-mistakes
thro almost all his dullards, he paralleld Armado's love for
Jacquenetta,by Touchstone's for Audrey, &c. But the metrical
facts are those which to me settle the earlierness of L.L.L.
over the Eryors. I cannot believe that Shakspere, having
written the Errors with i couplet of ryme in every 6 lines,

1 Compare too, Berowne to Rosaline, in the fudgd ryme that no ' russet yea '
can excuse :

' And to begin, Wench, — so God help me ! law ! —
My love to thee is sound, sance cracke or flaw.' — V. ii. 414-15, p. 60.

2 Impossible to Shakspere in 1596, when he must have conceivd, and have
been embodying, Portia.

§3. METRICAL EVIDENCE. §4. MR LEE ON NAMES IN L. L. LOST. Xlii

and having found how ill adapted ryme was to dramas, would then
go and write L . L . Lost with six times more couplets in it. I cannot
believe that he, having written the Errors with over 12 per cent
of extra-syllable lines in it, and one run-on line in every 10, — and
thereby got increast freedom and ease in expression1, — would turn
round and deliberately cramp himself again by writing L.L.L.
with only a third of his extra-syllable, and half his run-on lines of
the earlier play. I cannot believe that in his second play he would
two-fold the doggrel, four-fold the alternate rymes,and increase the
stanzas of his first play. He wouldn't, in my belief, jump out of
the frying-pan into the fire, even to try how he liked it. I conclude
then that the first cast of L . L . Lost was Shakspere's first genuine
play. And if his Second Period began with King Jo hn in 1595, and
the Merchant in 1596, and he came to London in 1587 or there
abouts, I suppose L.L.L. to have been written in or before 1 59O,the
other First-Period works, of the 5 years 1590-4, being the Errors,
Dream, Two Gentlemen; Romeo and Juliet, Venus and Adonis, and
Lucrece ; Rich. II, Henry VI, Rich. II I, and possibly touches of Titus.
§ 4. On the names of the principal characters in L . L . L ., as
confirming its date of 1589-90, or thereabouts, Mr S. L. Lee of
Balliol,2 — one of the men whose training does such credit to Dr.
Abbott and his system — sends me the following note :

The title of the hero of L. L. L. , and the names of his two chief attendants,
Biron and Longaville, are identical with those of the chief leaders of the opponents
of the League in contemporary France. Dumaine is likewise a common Angli
cized version of the Due de Maine, or Mayenne. His name is similarly spelt by
Chapman in his Conspiracie of Byron (Pearson's reprint, vol. ii. pp. 210-11).
Mothe, or La Mothe, was also the name of a well-known French ambassador (cf.
Froude's History, xi. 293-7, &c. ; and State Papers, 1581-90, p. 79, &c. ); and
the mention of Duke Alencon must refer to the Queen's French suitor of the
same name (L. L. Z.., II. i. 61).

1 When I first calld the attention of our — alas ! just lost — genial dramatist,
Tom Taylor, to the increase in JShakspere's extra syllables as he grew in art,
Taylor said he'd never notist the point in Shakspere, or in his own writing ; but
as he had his Ann Boleyn in hand, he would notice what he did, and why he us'd
extra syllables. Next time we met, he said, " I've found out now. I use the
extra syllable to get greater ease in conversations."

2 See his paper on Dr. Lopez as the original of Shylock in the Gent.'s Mag, ,
Feb. 1880.

XIV § 3. MR S. L. LEE ON NAMES OF CHARACTERS IN L. L. LOST.

The anxious interest with which the French crisis of 1589 was watched in Eng
land doubtless drew Shakspere's attention to France, and might natural!1
him to graft upon a story derived from other sources, heroes and incidents suggested
by a popular prevailing sentiment. The inference is borne out by (i) the popu
larity L. L. /„. enjoyed while French politics were uppermost (cf. Halliwell's Folio
Shakespeare, iv. 215; (2) the interest Shakspere is shown to have taken in con
temporary French politics by his reference to them in the Comedy of Errors (III. ii.
122), with which Malone's note on The Merchant (III. ii. 49) may be compared ;
and (3) the internal construction of the comedy. Besides the similarity of the
names, the characters of their bearers resemble those of living personages. The
description of Navarre (II. i. 5) and that of Longaville (II. i. 44), who made his
reputation at Senlis in 1589, seem admirably to satisfy the enthusiasm their
namesakes' conduct had roused. Biron is more carefully portrayed, and the
points of resemblance with his namesake are more noticeable. The English
contingent served under him in France (State Papers, 1591-4, p. 335), and ;
much attached to him (cf. Birch's Memoirs of Elizabeth, ii. 323). On his visit to
England at the close of the century, he was enthusiastically welcomed (Chamber
lain 's Letters, p. 95, published by the Camden Society, and Sismondi's //?'.<;
xxii. 65). But he had the shortcomings of most French courtiers. Navarre
complained of his "rodomontades, jactances et vaniteV Biron's gallantry in the
play, his common sense, his clever "salve for perjury," and Rosaline's complaint
— "the world's large tongue proclaims you for a man replete with mocks," &c.
(V. ii. 832-6) — seem a reflection of the leading features attributed to the French
leader. To prove that I have not over-estimated his importance in the eyes of
Shakspere's contemporaries, I have only to mention Chapman's two plays —
Byron's Conspiracie and Tragedie, of both of which he is the hero. Furthermore,
the interview between Navarre and the Princess of France is very like a meeting
that took place between the historical Navarre and a Princess of France, Catherine
de Medici, who represented an incapable king, as in L. L. L., in 1586. The
gathering was a brilliant one. The princess " avoit fait choix pour la suivre, des
plus belles personnes de sa cour" (Sismondi, xx. 237; cf. Davila's Memoirs of
Civil War (1758), i. 521-4). The interview came to nothing at the time, but its
purpose was effected in 1589, when it was doubtless recalled to memor}'.

The Russian incident in L. L. L. likewise suggests a contemporary event. It
should be remembered that England first opened negotiations with Russia under
Elizabeth, and that a crisis in their relationship took place in 1589. An English
envoy returning from Russia declared he had been inhumanly treated there, and
Elizabeth and her people warmly took the matter up. A good account of the
whole question is to be found in Mr. E. A. Bond's preface to his edition of Flet
cher's " Russe Commonwealth," with Jerome Horsey's Account of Travels in Russia
at the end of the i6th century, published by the Hakluyt Society in 1856. The
attention thus directed to Russia might well have raised recollections of a scene
which took place in London between some Russian ambassadors and English ladies
in 1583. Russian envoys had come over to secure, among other things, a kins
woman of the Queen as a wife for the Czar. Lady Mary Hastings, daughter of
the Earl of Huntingdon, was the selected bride ; and she, with many ladies of the
court, received the Russians in the gardens of York House, where a wide platform
had been erected. The chief ambassador's conduct was extremely ridiculous :
"He cast down his countenance; fell prostrate to her feet; ran back from her,

§ 4. MR LEE ON THE PERSONS OF L. L. L. § 5. THIS FACSIMILE. XV

she and the rest admiring at his manner." An interpreter was introduced to say,
" It did suffice him to behold the angel he hoped should be his master's bride ; "
and more to like effect. The lady was afterwards known as the Empress of Mus-
covia. The whole scene is described in Mr. Bond's preface (pp. xlviii — liii), and
in pp. 195-6 of the text of the book. The description of the locale (the garden
and the pavilion), the office of Moth, and "the rough carriage so ridiculous" of
the disguised Frenchmen in L. L. L. very nearly resemble this actual occurrence.
We may add that Armado, who is called "a phantasm, a Monarcho" (IV. i.
99), and elsewhere a "fanatical phantasm," is drawn upon the lines of "the
phantastical Monarcho," who made sport for Elizabeth's courtiers for some years.
At his death Thomas Churchyard wrote a poem on him called "The Phantasticall
Monarchoes Epitaph," which Mr Halliwell has reprinted in his Folio Shakespeare
(vol. IV). The name of Shakspere's magnificent Spaniard is doubtless formed
from the title of the Spanish expedition of 1588.— S. L. LEE.

L.L.Losi launches us at once into the topic of Shakspere's
relation to the social questions of his day. It was for his age what
Tennyson's Princess was and is for ours, and dealt with many other
points besides. But into these, and the relation of L. L. L. to
Shakspere'sotherplaysandhisart,Icannotenterhere. Assuredly
we want a more thorough study of this play — wearisome tho much
of it is — than has yet appeard in print. The present Qto is a much
less good one than any of the first two Quartos of the Dream and
the Merchant.

§ 5. The present facsimile is from the Duke of Devonshire's
copy,1 the confounded mounter of whose pages has cut off part of
some head-lines and foot-lines, and the whole of some signatures.
The line-numbers are those of the Globe edition, even where
those are wrong, as they once or twice are. The daggers (f ) at
the side mark faulty lines that are alterd in the Globe. Hence
forward our Editors will, for economy's sake, try to keep their
Forewords to the Facsimiles down to 12 pages, unless more are
absolutely needed for the work they have to do.

F. J. FURNIVALL.

1 This copy differs from the Capell one in Trinity Library in at least these 4
points noted by the Cambridge editors : it has Loue for lone in Berowne's speech,
IV. iii. 182, p. 39, E 4 bk (I think the Cambs. eds. have rightly preferred Loue,
as here Berowne is (supposedly) in earnest, and Joue and its jingle would lower
the tone of his speech) ; it turns the central / of paper (IV. iii. 43. p. 36, sign. E
3,) the wrong way up, and makes it look like fader ; it has the wrong croporall
(IV. iii. 86, p. 37, E 3 bk) for the right Capell corporal ; and for the will of V. ii.
697, p. 68, sign. I 3, it has only w, while the Capell copy has wi.

XVI LIST OF THE CHARACTERS IN LOUES LABORS LOST, Q ±.

Characters ("A Colledgeof Witte-crackers," MuchAdo,V;. iv. 101)
in the Order of their Oncoming.

FERDINAND, King of Nauar, p. 2, 16, 35, 53, 58.
His nobles :
LONGAUILL (a tall young Noble of Navar, the Lover of Maria),

p. 2, 16, 36, 53, 58.
DUMAINE (a young Noble of Navar, the Lover of Katherin),

p. 2, 16, 37, 53, 58.
BEROWNE (an older Noble of Navar, the Lover of Rosalin),

p. 3, 16, 24, 35, 53, 58.

A Constable, ANTHONY DULL, p. 7, 12, 30, 45.
COSTARD the Clowne, p. 7, 12, 23, 27, 33, 40, 62 ; as POMPEY, p. 64.
ARMADO, the Braggart (in love with Jaquenetta), p. 9, 21, 23, 46,

63; as HECTOR, p. 67, 73.

MoTH,1 his Boy, or Page, p. 9, 21, 23, 46, 53 ; as HERCULES, p. 65.
IAQUENETTA, a Wench, or Mayden, p. 12, 33, 40.
The PRINCESSE OF FRAUNCE, p. 14, 26, 49, 58.
Her suite :

Lord BOYET, p. 14, 28, 51.
Three (or Two) Lords (of whom one only speaks once, p. 15),

p. 14, 26.

ist Lady, MARIA (calld Marg., p. 50), p. 14, 29, 49, 58.
2nd Lady, KATHERIN 2, p. 14, 26, 49, 58.
yd Lady, ROSALIN, p, 14, 29, 49, 58.
A Forrester, p. 26.

HOLOFERNES the Pedant, p. 30, 45 ; as IUDAS, p. 65.
NATHANIEL the CuraU, p. 30, 45 ; as ALEXANDER, p. 55.
Black-moores with musicke, p. 53.
A Messenger, Mounsieur MARCADE, p. 69.
HIEMS, Winter, p. 74.
VER, the Spring, p. 74.

1 That MoTH=mote (in the eye), see IV. iii. 161, p. 39. Some very small
boy in Shakspere's company must have playd the part. See V. i. 42-5, p. 46 ;
137-9, p. 48, &c.

••* Sometimes K.ATHERINE, ryming with 'mine', p. 28 (IV. i. 53-4), and
'thine,' p. 52 (V. ii. 132-3). So Rosalin is also spelt Rossaline, V. ii. 133, &c.

PLEASANT

Conceited Comedie

CALLED,

Loues labors loft.

As it was

cs

is lart Chrif biutf.

Newly correfted and augmcncodi
By

Imprinted at London by WW.

Enter Ferdinand K,of Nauar, Bcrovvne,

feydhuwd*

LET Fame,trtat all hunt after in their lyues,
Liue regifhred vpon our brazen Tombes5
And then grace vs,in the difgrace of death:
When /plght of cormorant devouring Time,
Thendeuour of this prefent breath may buy:
That honour which thai) bate his fythes keene edge,
And make vs hdres of all ctemtcie,
Therefore braue ConquerourSjfbrfo you are,
That warre agaynft your owneaffe£ioris,
And the hudge armie of the worldes defiresi
Our late edi§ ftiall ftrongly fknd in force^
(N[atw lhall be the wonder of the worlde,
Our Court Jhalbe a lytlfe Achademe,
Still and contemplatyuein Jyuing «rtt
You three, Tfoww, *Dv*ntWK, and Longauitt
Hauefwornefbr three yeeres cearine, to liue with me:
My fellow Schoilers,and to keepe thofe ftatuces
That are recorded in this fedule here,
Yowr othes ave paft^and now fubfcribe your names:
That his owne hand may Arike his honour do\vnc5
That violates the fnoalleft branch herein,
5f you are armd t o do, as fworne to do,
Subfcribe to your deepe othes, and keepe it to*

LovgauMl. I am refoiued,tis but a thce yeeres fafl;
The minde (haU bano,uet,tliougfc the body pine,
Fat paunches haue Icanc paces t and daynty bits
Make rich the ribbes,but banerout quite ihe wit<»

T^amtune. My louins Lord, Dwwneit tnotte^ed,
ThesrofTer manner orthefe worldes delyghts!
He ihrowes vppon the grofle worlds baler flaues

u

i^fpUafirtt conceited Corwdit:

Tolouc, to wealth, to pome, I pine and die,

With aUthefeJynmg in Philofophie.

Tfcr* ww. I can but fay their protection ouer,

So much deare Liedge,! haue already fwome,

That is, to lyue andftudy hecre three y ceres,

But there are other ftrickt obferuanees :

As not Co fee a woman in that terme,

Which Jhope well is not enrolled there*

And one day in a. we eke to touch no foodet

And but one mealc on cucry day befide:

The which I hope is not enrolled there.

And then to fleepe but three homes in the nyghtj

A nd not be feenc to winckc of all the day.

When I was wont to thtnke no harme all nygh t,

And make a darkc nyght too of halfe the day:

Which 1 hope well is not enrolled there*

Othefearebarrainc taskes, too hard to kcepe,

Not to fee Ladyes, ftudy, ra(r,m>ifleepe.
Ferd. Your oche is paft, to pafle away from thcfc
^r»ir. Letrnef^ynomyijedge.andyfyoupleafe.

lonely fwore to fiudy with yourgrace^

And flay heerc In your Court for three yeeres fpace,
L*nga . You fwore to that 'IBtrovme^ and to the reft
r£crt>. By yea and nay fir, than I fwore in led

What is theendcofftudyj let me know?
FertL Why that to know which elfe wc/houldnotknow,
3?rr. Things hid &hard(you m«?rnc)firom cammonfcnlc.
fertL I,thacis ftudies §od- like rccompence.
'Btro. Com'on then, J will fw^are to ftudy ib}

To know the thing I am forbid to know :

As thus, to iludy whert I well may dine,

When I to fad exprcflcly am forbid*

Or ftudie where to meetc fomc Miftris fine.

When Mifttefles from common fcnfe are bid.

Or hauing fworne too hard ? keeping ofh,

Studic to brcake it^nd not breake my troth.

If ftudies game be thus, and this be fo,

Studic knowes that which yet it doth not know.

In rea fori noth ing.
Something then in rime.
Vvwnxi* like an enuioos fnetping Froft,
That bitt^s the firft borne infants of the Spring,
Bero. WelMay I am, why Oiould proude Somracr boaft,
tetore tne Birdcs haue any caufe to (ing?
Why ihould I ioy in any-abbortiut byrth?

77

It

called Lout* Labor's loft.

Sweare me to this.. and I will nere fay no.

Ferd. Thefebe the ftopps that hinder ftudle quit*
And traine our Intel e#s to vaine delight.

Hew. Why>all delightes are vaine ,biu that moil vaine
Which with payne purchaf M, doth inheritc payne, 73

As paynefully to poare vpon a Bookc,
To fceke the lyght of trueth, while trueth the whyle
Doth faifely blinde the eye fight of his locket
Light feeki'ng light,doth light of light beguylc:
So tre you finde where light in darknes lyes,
Your light growes darke by loofmg of your eyes*
Studie me how to pleafe the eye in deede,
By fixing it vppon a fayrer eye,
Whodazlingfo that eyelhalbe his heed,

And glue him light that ir was blinded by* 3$

Seudie is iyke the heauens glorious Sunne, ^

That wUlnot be dcepc fearcht with fawcie lookes:
•Small haue continu^ll plodders euer wonne,
Saue bafe aufthoririe from others Bookes, 3?

ThefeearthlyGodfathersofheauensiights, | w

That giue a name co«uery fixed Starre,
Haue no more profile of theirfhyning nights,
Then tbofe that walke and woe not whac they are* 9/

Too much to know, is to know nought but tame: 92

And euery Godfather can giuca name*

F*nL How well hees read to reafon againft reading*

town* Proceeded weli,to (!op all good proceeding.

f -T He weedes the come & dill lets grow the weeding.
'. The Sprite is neare when gteenc geefe arc a bree- ,,7

How followes that? (ding.

roS

^4$kapjit conceited Comedie;

At Chriftrnas I no more define a Rofe,
Then wifh a Snow in Mayes new fongled fliowes:
,07 But like of each thing that in fcafon growes.

So you to ftudic now ic is too late,
Ciymbe ore the lioufe to vnlocke the little gate.
Perd. Well, fie you out : go home 'Bcrewne:&d\ie,
*Bero* No my good Lord, I haue fwornc to flay with you*
And though 1 haue for harbarifme fpoke more
Then for that Angel) knowledge you can &y.
Yet confident He keepe what I haue fworne,
And bide chepennance of each three yeeres day*
Giue me the paper,let me reade the fame,
And to the Oriltcft decrees lie write my name*

Fer. How well this yeeldinc refcewes theefrom fhame,
*Ber. hem, That no woman Hx all come with ID a myle of

my Court. Hach this bin proclayined?
Long. Foure dayes ago.

Ber. Lets fee the penalrie. Onpa^eofkofinghettung,
Who deuiPd this penaltie?
Long. Marrle that did !«
Bero. Sweete Lord,and why?
Long. To fright them hence with that dread penaltie,
A dangerous law agamft gentietie*
Jtew, Yfany man be feene totalke with a woman within
the tearme of three yeeres he (hall indure liich pnblibue
(hame as the reft of the Court can poslib Ie deuife.
3?cr* This Article my iiedgc your (elfe mufl breakea
For wdl you know here comes in Embaflaie.
The French fringes daughter with your /elfe to fpeakc?:
A Maide ofgracc and conoplet maie{lie3
About furrender vp of zsfqHitaine,
To her decrepit, {icfce.and bedred Father.
Therefore this Article is made in vaine,
Or vainely comes th'admired Princefle hither*

Ftrd. What fay you Lordes?why, this was quite forgot*
3er. So Studic cuermore is oucrftior,
While it doth (Indie to haue what it would,
It doth forgec to do the thing itfhould:

catted Louts Labors loft.

And when it hath the diinjg it hunteth moir,
Tis won as townes with fire, fo woo fo loft'

Fer. We muftofForce difpence with this Decree,
Shee mud lie hfcere on meere neccflitie.

Zter. NcccfTitis will make vs all forfworne
Three thoufand times within this three yeeresipace;
For euery man wirhhis affefles is borne,
Not by might maftred,but by fpeciall grace*
If I breake fay th,thi$ word (hall fpeakt for me,
I am forfwome on meere neceffiu c,

So to the La wcs at large I write my name, /50-

And be that breakes them in the lead degree,
Standes in attainder of eternal! fharne.
Sugeeftions are to other as to me:
But I bcieeue although I feeme fo loth,
I am the I aft that wilHaft keepe his oth.
But is there no quicke recreation grauneed?

Fer<L I that there is,our Court you know is haunted
With a refined trauailerofSpaine,
A man in nil. the worldes new fa/Lion planted,
That hath a mint of phrafes in his braine*
On who die mufiqueofhis oivnevaine tongue
DochrauiA likeinchanntingharmonie;
A man of complements whom right and wrong
Haue chofe as vmpier of their mucenie*
This childeof Fancie that drmado hight,
For interim to our ftudiesfriali relate,
In high borne wordes the worth of many a Knight:
From tawnie Spain e J oft in the worldes debate.
How you delight my Lords I know not J,
But I proieft I lone to hearc him lie,
And 1 will vfe him for my MinflreWe.

Hero, cx/rww^isamoftilluftnouswight^
A man of fier new wordes, Faftionsowne knight

Lou. ^^r^thefwainrandh^ftalbci
And fo to rtwdje three yeercs ii but (hort,

A4

II.

^4 fltafant cone tiled Cwnedie.

Enter a Conftablc with Cojiardwth 4 letter.
Coitftab. Whkhis the Dukes ownepcrfcma
*Ber. This fellow, What wooWft*
Co?ift. I my felfe reprehend his ownepcrfon,forlamhis

graxcj Ftrborough ; But i would fee his owne perfon

inffefti and blood.
Ber. This is he.
Cwft. Signeour^r«*tx//vf*commendcsyou t

Ther*s villanieabrod, this letter will tell you more,
Cbvwe. Sir Hie Concempls thereof are as touching me*
Per. A letter from the magnififent tXr/»<wfc. (words.
TBcro. How low To cuerthe mawerfl hope in God for high
A high hope for a low heauen God grant v$ patience
T o h c are , or forb care h ca ri ng.
To heart meekely fir, and to laugh moderator

r-o forbeare both«
Wellfir^beicasiheftilefhaUgiuevscaufeto clitne

inihe mrrrincs.

Ctw. The matter is 10 me fir.as concerning fyufntttai
The manner of it is,I was tak«n with the manner.
*$ero. In what manner?

Ci*9* Jnmanncrandformcfolowingfiralithofe three.
Iw*» feenewhhherin the Manner houfe, ftiting with her
vppon the Forme, and taken following her into the Parke:
^vhichput together, is in manner and forme following,
Now fit for the manner, Jt is ihe manner of amantofpeake
to a woman, for the forme in fome forme*
'Bar. Por the following fir,
(kw* A^it flial! follow in my corre&ion,and God defend

the right,

Ferd. Will you h«arc this Letter with attention?
. As we- would hcare an Oracle.
. Such i$ tne fmplicitie of man to harkenjafter die flefh
ut Depnti* tht vpeiku Wzgertnt, and jolt d0ntn<ttur cf
xy?rt/V.f eanhts God^tnd Indies fiftr

So it is

Ll.

called Loues Labor's loft.

Cof. It may be (02 but if he fay it is fo,he is in telling true:

butfo.
Ferd. Peace.

Clow* Be to me>and euerie man that dar es not fight.
Ftrd. Nowordes.

Cbw. Ofotbermensfccretslbefeechyou.
Ferd. So it is be/edged vrithfiblc coloured melancholic, I did
waaendetbe bl*ck$ oppw/fag humour to the weft hol/mte phiftckje

Jby health -getting tiyre : And, as law a (jent lemon t betookf my
tQ wdkc : the time When? about the pxt hetire> When Tleaftes
woftgrafe, Thrdes beftpec ktftid Men ft dome to that nourtfhmsnt
Vfhtcbitc&dSti9pcr:Somtcbfirth€tii»eWhen. Nm fir the
ground Which? which Iweane/tyalktvpw,it isycUped Thy Ptrkz
Then fir thepttecc Where? whert I weane^ I did incounter that ob~
jeene &moft propoftroHS euent that drawcthjrornyjnowhitepentht

feefl. Tim to the place Where? Itftandeth North North-eaft& by
Eaftjhm the Weft corner of thy cmous k&otted garden^ There
did 1 fie that IcwJpiritedSvfaine, that bit/e Aftiww of thy myrth*
(Clotynf.k\s&)thatwlettcredjmd\&Mivgfoule£ClQwMttf)
tb*t fallow vafiaU (Clown. Still meej Which M I rcntewbtr,
bight Coftard, (Clow. Omec } fined and eonjorted contrary to
thy eflabliflied frocUynted Edicl and continent Cannon : Which
vrit\3> o with'JfHt fyiif* this Ifttffion to jay wherewith:

Cb. With a Wench,

Ferd. With a childe of our Grandmother Eue»<tjema!e'forfor tly
moreftoeetc •vnderftattdivg a Woman : himj(<u my cmr efieemed
duetieprickes me on) haue jent to thee> to receive the mtede of pH~
nifhmettt by thy frecte graces Gffeer Anthonic Dull, a man of
gofdreputjCarrtagc bearing, and eftinuttion.

tsfntho! Me ant fhaltplcafe you.? I am jfathwy'DuK.

Ferd. For laquencUa ( fi is tbetoeaker veflell wiled) which J
oMrchended with the Aforc/ayd Swaint^ I }>eepe brrasa VeJ/c/j of
thy Lwvtsftrie, and fall at the leaf, of thy foveete notice Jbring

heateofdtietie*

Don Adriano de Armado*

B

i^ffkapwt conceited Cenwdie:

. This is not fo well as I looked for, but the bed that
euer I heard.

Per. I the be/ t/or the woft.But firra/What fay you to this?

Clo. Sirlconfcffethc Wench.

Per. Did you hearc the Proclamation?

Clo. \ do confefle much of the hearing it, but little of the
marking of it.

Per. It was proclaymed a yeercs imprifonment to be ta
ken with a Wench.

Clo. I was taken with none fir,! was taken with a Demfel.

Per. Well,it was proclaimed Damfel.

Clo. This was no Damfel neither fir, (he was a Virgin.

Tier. It is fo varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin.

(7o. If it were, I denic her Virginitie: J wa$ taken with a
Maide.

Per. This Maide will not feme your turne fir.

fil. This Maide will feruemy turuc fir.

Fer. Sirlwillpronounccyour fcntence:You fhallfafta
weckc with Branne and Water,

(To. I had rather pray a month with Mutton & Porridge*

Per. And Don Jrmado (hall be your keeper.
My Lord Berownt&c him deliucred ore,
And goc we Lordes to put in praftifc that?
Which each to other hath fo ftrongly fworne.

Bero. Uc lay my Head to any good mans Hat,
Thefe othcs and i awes will prouc an idle fcorne,
Surra9Comeoru

Cla. \ fuffcr for tlie trueth fir : for true, it is, I was taken
with laquenett*, and laqufntna isatrewgirle, and therefore
welcome the fewer Cup of profpcrie, afflicciomayoneday
(mile againe, and till then fit thcc downe forrow. Exwnt.

Enter ArMado and Moth bis f age.
jbmado. Boy,What figne is it when a man of great /pi-
ntc growes melancholy?
%oy. A great figne fir that he will lookc fadd.
At. Why ?fadnes is one & the felfe fame thing dearc imp.
* No no,O Lord fir no.

LIE

caBeJ Louts Labor's loft.

jfrtn. Howcanft thoupart fadnes and melancholy,my
tender luuenall?

Bay* By a familier demonftration of the working,my
tough figneor.

ex/™«. Why tough figneor/ Why tough figneorj*

Ay. Why tender iuuenall/Why tender iuuenallf

,/fnw. Ifpokcittenderiuuenal.asa congruent apetbaton
appcrccinicg to thy young dayes, which we may nominate
tender.

'Boy. Andltoughfigneor,asanappertintnt title to your
olde time^which we may name cough.
Anna. Prettie and apt.

"Boy. How mean? you fir,! pr ettie,and my faying apt?
or I apt, and my faying prettied

Arm*. Thou prettie bccaufe little.

TJoy. Little prctticibecaufc little: wherefore apt.

ssfrwa. And thcrfore apt,becaufe quicke.

2far. Speak e you this in my praife Maifterf

Arma* In thy condigne praife.

Boy. I will praife an Eele with the fame praife.

Amu. What/ that an Eelc is ingenious.

"Boy* ThatanEeleisquicke.

Arma. I do fay thou arc quicke in anfweres, Thou hcadl
my blood.

'Boy. I am anfwerd fir.

Anna. I loue not to be crod

'Boy. He fpcakes the meer conerarie}croiTes louc not him.

Ar. I hauc promifed to fludie three ycetes with the duke.

£oy. You may do it in an houre fir

Arnut. Impoflible.

'Boy. How many is one thrice tolde.?

Arm. I am ill at reckning,it fitteth thcfpifit of a Tapfter.

Boy. You area Gentleman and a Gamftcr fir.

Arma. I conftfle both,thcy are both the varnifli of a com-
pleat man.

^ *Boy. Then I am furc you know how much the grofTc
fumme of deuf-ace amountes to.

. JTc doth amount to one more then two.

Ui.

. Which the bafe vulgar do call three.

Arma. True.

Boy* Why (iris this fuch a pecce of ftudie? Now heereis
three fludied ere yelc thrice winckc : and how eafic it i$ to
put yeeres to the wordc three,and ftudie three yecrcs in two
wordes,the daunting Horfe will tell you,

Arm. A mofl fine Figure*

Ttty* To prove you a Cypher,

Arm. 1 will hereupon confeffe I am in loue: and as it is
bate for a Souldier to ioue;fo am I in loue with a bafc wench*
If drawing my S word againft the humor of aflTe&ion would
defiuer me from the reprobate thought of it, 1 would take
Defire pnfoncr5and ranfomehitn to anie French Courtier
for a new deuifdc cuific. I chinke fcorne to figh,mee thinks
IflK>uldoutfv/earcCW^. Comfort roee BoyyWhat great
men haue bin in loue>

Vy. A/mwfoMaiftw.

Jfrm. Moft fwcetc Hmtiks .• more authoritie dca re Boy,
name more; and fweeteroy childe let them be men of good
repute and carriage .

'Boy. Samppti JVIaifler, he was a man of good carriage,
great carriage: for he carried the Townt-gates on hi$ backc
like a Porter:and he was in loue.

jlrm. O wcl knit S4W/yS/?,flrongioynted ^wpyft^I do excel
thecin my rapicr,as much as thou didft me in carying gates.
I am in loue too. Who was Sxnipfiw loue my deare Moth.''

Ity. AWoman,Mai(lcr.

Arm. Of what complexion?

Tiffy. Of all the foure3or the three, or the two, or one of
thefourc.

Tell me prectfely of what complexion?
. Ofihcfca- water Greene fir,

Arm* Is that one of the foure complexions.^

Boy. As I haue read fir,and the bed of them too.

Arm. Greene in deede is the colour of Louers : but to
haue a loue of that colour, race thinlces Sanyfin had (mall
reafcm for it. He furely affe^ed her for her wit.
ItwasfofirJorfhchadagreenewit.

Ill

called Lout^Labor\< loft.

?. My loue ismoft immaculate white and red*
^. Moft maculate thoughts Maifter, are maskt vnder
fuch colours.

% Define ,define, well educated infant.
j. My fathers wit,and my mothers tongue asfiftmc.
•\ Sweet inuocation of a child,moflpreuy &pathcticaK
Boy. Yf flic be made of white and red,
Her raultes will nw be knowne:
For blufti-in cheekes by faultes are bred,
And tea res by pale white iLowne:
Then if fhelearCjOr be to blame.
By this you fliall not know,
Eor ftill her cheekes poflWTc the fame.
Which natiue (he doth owe

A dangerous rime maifter again ft the reafon of white & red.
4r. Is there not a Ballet Boy,of the King & theBegger?
'Soy. T he worlde was very guiltie of fitch a Bailee iome
three ages fine e, but I thinke now tis not to be found : or if it
wcre,it would neither ferue for the writing»nor the tune.

Ar. I will hatie that fubiecl newly writ ore, that I may
example my digresn'on by fbmc mightie prcfedcnt. Boy,
I do loue, that Countrey girle that 1 tooke in the Pa rice
with the rational hmdcCp/rwr^:fhede/erues welL

To be whipt : and yet a better lone thai my maifter,
. Sing Boy,My fpirit growes heauie in loue.
And thats great niaruaiic,lo«ing a fight Wench.
I fay fing,
Forbcare till this companiebe paft4

finer Clownefovfiable^nd Wench.
Cottftab. Sir,thcDukcs plcafurc is that you keepe Coftard
fafe, and you muft fufFer him to take no delight, nor no pe«
nince>but a'rouft faft three dayes a wecke : for this Damfeil
I muft keepc her at the Parkc, /he is alowde for the Day
womand. Fare you well.

. I do betray my felfc with blushing :M aide*

idt. Alan.

. I will vifit thee at the Lodge.

n Maid,

nt conceited Comedie:

Thats hereby.
1 know where it is fituate,
. Lord how wife you are,
I wi 11 teiUhee wonders*
With that face.
Ilouethee.

So I heard you fay.
Ar. A ndfo farewell*
txfcf*. Faire weather after you.
Clo. Come/^^rer^away^ Exeunt.

Ar. Villainc, thou /halt/aft for thy offences ere thoube

pardoned.
C/o. Well fir I hope when I do it, I fliali do it on a full

ftomackc,

Ar. Thou (halt be heauely puniihcd.
Ch. lam more bound to you then yoar fcllowes,^ they

are but lightly rewarded* •
Ar. Take away this villa in e,fiiut him vp»
2!<y. Come you tranfgrcsfing flaue, away.
Cb. Let me not be pent vp fir,I will faft being loofe*
^Boy. No fir,that were faft and loofeuhou (halt to prifon.
C/<». Wel^ifcuerldofeethe merry dayes ofdefolation

that I hauc feene/omc fliaJl fee.
Vp. What Oiallfome fee?

C(o. Nay nothing M. A/rtM>ut what they looke vppon.
Itisnotforprifoncrsto be too filent in their wordes,and
thcr fore I will fay nothing : I tbanlce God i haue as litle pa
tience as en other man5& therfore I can be quiet £*&•
Arm. I doafFe^the verie grourd(which isbafe}wherelier
fhoo(which isbafer) guided by her foote (which is bafeft)
doth tread. I fhall bcforfworne (which is a great argument
of falfchoocl) if I loue. And how can that be true loue,which
is falfely attempted? Loue is a familiar; Loue is a Diuell.
There is no euill angel but Loue, yet was Sdfc»f/;ifo temp
ted, and he had an excellent ftretigth : Yet was Sdoww fo
feduccd, and he had a very good wit. Qt^ Buifhaft is too
hard for Htrcules Clubb, and therefore too much oddes for a
Spaniards Rapier : The firit and fecond caufc will not ferae

called Loues Labors loft,

my turne : the Pafcuk he refpecl s not, the Du< lla he regards
not; his difgrace is to be called Boy, but his glorie is to fub-
due men. Adue Valoure,ruft Rapier,be ftill Drum/or your
manager is in Ioue;y ca he loueth, Asfift me fomc extempo-
raJIGod ofRimc, for I am fure I (hall fcurne Sonnet* Deuifc
Wit, write Pcn,for I.am For whole volumes in folio. Exit.

Enter the Prince ffi cfFrAumefvith three
Attending Ladies and three Lordes,

t. Now Maddame fummon vp your dcaiefl fpirriu,
Colider who the King your father fcndes:
To whom he (cndes,and whatshis Embasfie*
Your felfe^helde precious in the woride&efteemet,
To oarlee with thcfolc inheritoure
Of all perfeOion s that a man may owe,
Matchles TNf^wrtr^hcplcaofnoleflc weight,
Then ^uitamez Dowrie for a Queen e,
Be now as prodigal! of all Deare grace,
As Nature was in making Graces deare,
When (he did ftarue the general! world beiide,
And prodigally gaue them al! to you.

Queene. Good L. 'Boyct^iny beautie though but meanc,
Needcs not the painted florifh of your pray fe:
Beautie is bought by Judgement of the eye,
Not vttred by bafc fale of chapmcns tongues:
lam lefleproudc to heare you tell my worth,
Then you much willing to be counted wife,
In {pending your Wit in the prayfe of mine.
But now to tafkc the tafkcr, good Tlyct,
You arc not ignorant all telling fame
Doth noyfc abroad 2Nj>«w hath made a Vow>
Till paincfuli ftiidie (hall outweare three yeeres3
No Woman may approchhisfilent Court:
Therefore to*s fcemeth it a need lull courfc,
Before we enter his forbidden gates,
ToknowhispJcafure,-andinthatbehaIfe
Bold of your worthi nes, we Cngle you,

K* As

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IJ.i.

^4 fteafant conctitedCwtedi*.

As our bcft roouing fair* folictter:
Tell him, the Daughter of the King of France
On ferrous bu fine; crauing quickc difpatcfi,
Jmporcuous per fonafl conference with his grace.
Haftcjftgnihc To much white we sttende,
Ltkehumble vifage Su tcrs his high will*

Vy* Proud of imploymenr, willingly I go* Exit 2toy,

Trvxf. All pride is willing pride, and yours is fo:
WhoMctheVotariesniyloumgLordes, that arc vowfel-
lowes with this vertuousDuke?

Lor. Lengfwtttisone,

*Princ. Know you the mm?

i . Ltdy. I know him Maddame at a marriage feaft>
Bctunecne L.*Pt rmn and the be wrious heirc
Qflaquts jPtwconbriJge folcmnized.
]n TyViTMwfc (aw I this L*n£Anill,
A man of foueraigne peerclne he is eHcemdt
Well fitted in arces.glorious in armc«t
Nothing becoms him ill that he would well*
The onely foyle of his fayrc rcrtucsglofe,
If vcrtucs glofe will ftaine with any foyle,
Isa ftwpe Wit maccht with too blunt a Will:
Whofe edge hath power to cue whofe wilt ftill wils,
It fliould aoncfpare,that come withinhis power*

3Vw. Some merrie mocking Lord bclikc5 ift fo?

Lad* They fay fo moft,that mod his humors know*

?n#* Such Ihort liued wits do wither as they grow,
Who are thereftf

i» jLad. The young Dum*ims* well accoropliftt youtb,
Of all that Vertue loue/or Vcrtuc loued,
Mofl power to do moA haimejeali knowing ill:
For lie hath wit to make an ill foape good,
And (fhape to win grace.though he had no wiu
I faw him atthe Dukecxrlw^f/ once,
And much too little of that good 1 faw,
Is my report to his great worthines.

$.L&U Another of ihefe Stud entes at that rime,
Was tberc with him, if I hauc heard a trueth.

Hi.

t A$tA Louts Labors loft.

*Bcrowne they call him^but a merrier man,

Within the limit of becomming mirth,

I neuerfpent an houres ulkc wichail.

His eye begets occafion for his wit,

For euery obicft that the one doth catch,

The other turnes to a mirth-moowng ieft,

Which his fayre tongwe(conccites exporter) 72

DeJiuers in fuch apt and gracious wordes,

That aged cares play treuant at his tales*

And younger hearinges are quite raniflied*

So (weere and voluble is his difcourfe,

*Pr8j. God bleffe my Lady estate they all in loue?
That euery one her ownc hath garniflied,
With filch bedecking ornaments ofpraifr ,

Lord* Heere comes yoyet. Enter liyet.

*Prin* Now, What admittance Lord? so

*Bcyet. Naitar had notice of your faire approch,
And he and his compcttitours in oth,
Were all addrefl to meete you gentle Lady
Before I came : Marrie thus much 1 haue learnt,
He rather meanes to lodge you in the fee Id e,
Like one that comes heere to be/iedge his Court,
Then feckc a difpenfation for his oth:
To let you enter his vnpeelcd houte, ss f

Enter Nau^r^
Tie. Hesrc comes Nauar.
Naiw. Faire Princefl*e,Welcome to the court ofNauar.
t2*rin. Faire I giue you back« againe, and welcome I haue
not yet : theroote of this Court is too high to be yours, and
welcome to the wide fleldcs too bafe to be mine*

You fhalbe welcome Madame to my Court,
I vsrilbe welcome then, Conduct me thither,
Heare me dcare Lady, J haue fworncan oth,
. OurLadyhelpeinyLord,hc'Ie bcforfworne.
«» Notfor the worldc£»rc Madame^y my v/ill,
w. Why, will fliall breakc it wil],and nothing els*
t Your Ladifhyp is ignoraunt what it is*

> Were my Lord fo,his lenoraunce wcfe wife,
Where now hi* knowledge mult proue ignorance.
T heare your giace hath fworneout Houf keeping:
Tis deadlie hnne to keepe that oath my Lord,
And fin co breake it : but pardon me, I am too fodaine bold)
To teach a teacher ill beleemeth mee,
Vouchfafe to read the purpose of my comming,
And fodaineUe rcfoluc mee in my fuite,

jtfytt. Madame I will^f fodainclie I may*

TViw. You will the fooner that I were awaie,
For youle proue per iurde if you make me ftaie.

*Berorwc. Did not I dance with you in Ttrabartonce?

Katker. Did not 1 dance with you in 'Brabant once?

Her. I know you did,

Katb. How needles was it then to afke the queflion?

fBer. Youmudnotbefoquiclee.

Kath. Tislongofyouthatfpurme with fuch qiieflionSi

*B*r. Your wit's too hot,rt fpeedes too feft, tv/ifl Uife,

KM)*. Not till it Jeaue the rider in the mire,

•Bcr. What time a day?

Kath. T he houre that fooles /hould aflce*
r. Now faire befall your maflce*
Faire fall the face it couers*
. Aitdfcndyoumanielouers.

Kath. Amcn/oyoubenonc.

Tier. Nay then will I be eon.

Ftrd. Madamc,your father heere doth intimate,
The payment of a hundred thoufrnd Crownes,
Being but the one halfe of, of an intirc fumme,
Disburfcd bv my father in his warm.
But lay that ne,or we9as nehher haue
Receiud that fumme,yct there remaines vnpaide
A hundred thoufand more, in furetJe of the which,
One part ofslquuavjt is bound to vs,
Although not valued to the monies worth*
1 f then the King your father will reflore.
But that one halfe which is vnfatisfied.
We will glue vp our right in

ILL

called Louts Labor's hjl.

Andholdefaire faiendfhip with his Maieftte, 141

But that it fccmes he little purpofeth:

For here he doth pemaund to haue repalde,

A hundred tboufand Crownes,and not demaunds

Onepaiment of a hundred thoufand Crownes,

To haue his title Hue in Aquitaaie.

Which we much rather bad depart withal!,

And haue the money by our father ienra

Then jfquitwtcjo guelded as it is.

Deare Princefle were not his requeftesfo fanr

From reafons ye elding, your fatrc felfe /hould make

A yeelding gainft fome reafon in my bred, ist

And go well fatisfied ro France againe.

•Ptvu Youdo the King my father too much wrong,
And wrong the reputation of your name,
In fo vnfecming ro confefle reccit,
Of that which hath fo faithfully been pauje,

Ferd. I do protcft I neuer heard of h:
And if you proue it, lie repay it backe,
Qryeelde vp &4quiMine*

*Prine. Wearreftyourworde.
"Boyet you can produce acquittances,
For fuch a fumme from fpciall officcrsa
Of CM* his father*

Fcrd. Satisfiemeefo.

'Bytt. So pleafe vour Grace,the packet Is not come,
Where that and other fpcciahies are bound:
To morrow you (haU haue a fight of them,

It (hall foffife me; at whidi entcruiew

All liberall reafon I will yeelde vmo.

Meane time recetue fuch welcome at my hand,

As honor(without breach of honor) may,

Make tender of to thy true worthines.

You may not come (faire Princcffc) within my gates.

But here without you flialbc fo rcceiude,

As you (haildeeme vour felfe lodgd in my hart.

Though fo denide fake harbour in my houfe,

Your ownc good thoughtes excufe me,and farewell.

f* »

\sfptedfint conceited Cmtdk:

To morow fhall we vifice you againe,
¥ri. Swecte health and fairc dciircs confort your grace*

rf. Thy ownewifc with Irheeineuerypilre.

Ladie I will commend you to my none hare.

Pray you, do my commendations, 1 would be glad
to fee it,

I would you heard it er one.

£er. Sick eac the harr,
Rof* Al3cke,kthblt»od,
Would that do it good?
MyPhifickefaicsI,
Will you prickt with yout eye4
Roft No poynt, with my knife*
2er. Now God faue thy life.
Raf- And yours from long Jiuing,
\ I cai)noc flay thankcs giuing« Exit.

Enter Dumaine*

. Sir, I pray you a word, What Ladie is that fame?
t The hcire oftsflanfon9Roftifa her name*
&wn+ A gallant Lady Mottnfirfaxt you we). Exit,

Longauiil. I befeech you a word,What is (he in the white?
» A woman fomctimes,and you faw her In the light*
* Perchance light in the light* I define her name?
. She hath but one for her Iclfe, to dcfire that were a
. Pray you fir, Whofe daughters (fhame^

» Her mothers, 1 hauc heard,

Gods ble(Tmg on your beard* (bridge*

&>. Good fir be not offended, She is anheire of falcon*
"Left* Nay my colter h ended»Sheis a moftiwcet Ladie*
Bo. Not vnlikc fir, that may be* Exit Levgw/L

Entfr berwnc.

<Btro, Whats her name in the capp}
'

, Is flic wedded orno>
* To her will fir, or ib*
, O you are welcome fir,adcw«
Farewell to me fir, and welcome to you,

catted Lone* Labor** loft.

Laefy Maria. Thai laft is Berovme, the rnenriemadcap L, 274

fot a word with him but a k(r»
And eucry icfl but a word*
It was well done of you to take him at his word*
;* I was as willing to grapple as he was to bootd*

Ka* Two hot Shccpes marie,
2fc/Afid wherefore not Snipps?

No Shcepe(fweete Lambe)vnlcfle we fetde on your lippes. no

You Sheepe and I paAur e s Ihall that fini(h the ieft?
So you graunt pafture for me,

L Not fo gen tie Bea ft* m

JMy lippes are no Common*though feuerall they be*
2fo. Belonging to whom?
LA* To my fortunes and mee. 224

Thin. Good witts will betangling,but gentles agree^
This ciuill warre of wittes were much better yfed
QaQfytMr and his Bookmcn/or heere tis abu(ed»

Bo, If my obferuatiop( which very fcldomc lyes as

By the hartes ftill rethoricke,difclofcd with eyes.

Deceaue me not now, Nauar is infeOcd.

*Prin. Wichwhat?

B&. With that whidi we Louersintitle Affcfte A 23i

236

*Bo. Why ail his behauioursdid make their retire^
To the court of his eye, peeping thorough defier.
His hart like an Agot with your print imprcffed,
Proud with his Forme, in his eye pride exprdfcd
His tongue all itnpacient to fpeake and not fee,
Did ftumble with hade in his cy-fight to bee,
All fences to that fence did make th eir repair?, 140

To frele only looking on raircft of fairc:
Mee thought all his (cnfcs were lokt in Ms eye,
A $ Jewels in Chriftall for fome Prince to buy, (glaf r,
Who tendring their owne worth from where chey were
Did poynt you to buy them along as you paft.
His races owne margent did coatc fuch amazes,
That all eyes faw his eyes inch aunted with gazes.
He giue you ^yuitavt, and all chac is h&

Hi.

i^ffletpwt conceited Comedie:

And you giue him for my fake but one louing k1fle»
friii. Come, to our Pauiuon,^^ is difpofde
fa. But to fpeak that in words, whi<h his etc hath difcloAL
I ondie haue made a rnouth of his ere,
By adding a tongue which 1 know will not lie*

Lad. Thou art an old Louc monger, & fpeakefl fkil&Jiy.
Lad. 2. He is Cupids Graundfather. and leames newcs

ofhim.

Lad. 3. Then was Venus like her mother, for her father Is
but grim.

$9* Do you hearemymad Wenches?

Lad. No.

Boy. What then,do you fee

Lad. I, our way to be gone.

'Boy. You are too hard for mee

Enter Braggart and his Soy

Bra. Warble chUd make pasfionate my fenfe of hearing*

'Boy. ConcoJinel.

*#rw£. SweeteAycr,go tcndernes of y ceres, take this Key,
giue enlargement to the Swame,bring him ft ftlnady bhhtr0
1 rou(l imploy him in a letter to mv lone,

Boj. MaiA er, will you whi your loue with a frcndi brauk?

'Brag. How mcancft thou> brawling in French.

TSy. No my complet Maifler, but to ligge off a rune a
the tongues endc, canarie to it with your feete, humour it
with turning vp your eylids^figh a note and /ing a note fom*
lime through the throate, if you fwallowed Joue with (ing-
ing loue (bmetime through: nofeas if you fnuffevp bue by
Gnelling loue with your hat pcmhoufe like ore the (hop of
your eyes with your armes croft on your thinbellies doblet
Lice a Rabbet on a fpit, or your handes in your pocket like a
man after the olde painting, andkcepenottoo long in one
tune, but a fnap and away: thefe are complemeutes, thefe
ore humours, thefe betraie nice wenches that would be be-
tmied without thefe, and make them men of note : do you
note re en that oioft are afTc^cd to thcfe.

'Brag. How ba/lthoupurchafed this experiencef

uu

called Loues Labtfslofl.

*B<y> By my penneofobferuation*
*Bwg. But o but o.
'Boy. The Hobbie-horfe is forgot.
Brag. CaJftthoumyloueHobbi'horfe.
%. NoMaifter,thc HobbUhorfe is but a colt, and your
loue perhaps,a hacknie : But haueyou forgotyour Loue/
2tog, Alrnoftlhad,

7?y. Necligcm ftudcnt, Jearneher by hart .
'Brag* By hart,and in hart boy.

. And out of hait Maifter : all thofe three I will

pxoue.

. What wile thou proue?
Boy. A man/if I liuc(and rhis)by,in,and without, vpon the
tndanc : by hart you loue her,becaufeyour hart cannot come
by her; in hart you loue her,becaufc your hart is in loue
withher: and out of hart you loue her being out of hart
that you cannot entoy her.
'Brag, lamallthefethree.

Bw. And three times as much more, and yet nothing
at all.

. Fetch hither th e S waine,he muft carrie me a letter.
. A meflage well fimpathifd, aHorfe to be embafla-
doureforanAfle.
Erag. Haha.Whatfaieftthou,
Boy. Mirrie fir, you mud fend the Afle vpon the Hor(e?
for he is verie flow gated : but I go.
» The way is but mort, away.
AsfwiftasLead fir.

. The meaning prettie ingeruusjsnot Lead a raettai
neauie,dull, and flow/

Minnime honeft Maiftertor rather Maifter no»
. I fay Lead is (low,
. You are too fwift fir to fay fo.
L that Lead flow which is fierd from a Gunne?

Br<^, Swcete fmokeofRhctorike,
Hereputesme a Cannon, and the Bullet thats hee:
Khooce thee at theSwainc,

B<y. Thump then, and I flee,

r n^^

TfiT

funjont concevea isOmeate

Brag. A moft acute Juueuall, volable andfteeofgcace5
By thy fauourfweete Welkin,! muft figh in thy face:
Moft rude meJaneholie,Valour giues thec place.
My Herald is returnd,

Enter Page and Clovm.

Pag. A wonder Maifter,Heers aCj/rW broken in a fhm.
cXr. Someenigma, foine riddle,come,thy Lenny begin*
Cfc. No egma,no riddle,no /Mwy9no falue,m thee male fir,

0 fir, Plan tan^a p)inePiantan:no&wpy, no Urutey&o Salue
fir,buta Plantan^

>4 . By vcrtuethouinforceft laughter, thy fillie thought,
my fpleene, the heauing of my lunges prouokes me to redi-
cuIousfmylmerOpardonemc my flarres7doth theincon-
fidcrare take/^f for lentwy, and the word lemuy forAfilue?

Tag. Do the vyiTc thinke them odicr,is not lenwy * faint?
A No Page,it is an^ epilogue or d ifcourfc to make plaine,
Someobieureprefedenee that had) tofore bin fainc«

1 will example it.

The Fox,the Ape,and the Humble-Bee,

Were Aill at odd« being but three.
Thci's the momll : Now the lenwy.
^Ptg. I will adde thelenuoy, fay theniorrall againe.
exfr. The Foxc, the Ape,and the Humble-Bee,

Were ft ill atoddesjbcingbut three.
Pag. Vntill the Goofe came out of doote,
And ftaied the oddes by adding foure*
Now will I begin your morrall, and do you follow with

rnyfawcy.
The Foxe,the Ape^and che Humble-Bee,

Were Hill at oddes being but three,
Arm* Vntill the Goofc came out of doorc>

Staying the oddes by adding foure.
Pag. A good Lenny, ending in the Goofc: woulde you

de lire more/*

CJ^ The Boy hath fold him a bargainee Goofe^thaf S flat.
Sir, your penny-worth is good^and your Goofe be fat.
To fell a bargainc well is as cunning asfeft and loofc;

ctlkdLom Labors loji*

let me fee a fat Z*woy, I thats a fat Goofe. (begin.

Ar. Come hither, come hither \ How did this argument

Bey. By faying that a (o/lardyfrs broken in a /bin.
Then cal d y ou for the Ltnwy. (in,

$?\fr. True,and I fora Plantan,thus cameyour argument
Then the boycs fat JLow^the Goofe that you bought,
and he ended the marker*

Af. But tel me.How was there a Ctyfott/broken in a fliin?

Tag. Iwiihellyoufencibly,

C&ff. Thou haft no feeling of it Moth, 1 \vill (peake that
I $/£ Wrunning out that was fafely withi nt ( Ltnwy*
Fell ouer the threshold, and broke my fhin.

cXftw. We will talke no more of this matter.

CJw. Till there be more matter in the fhin,

Arm* Sirra Coftard,i will infranchife thec.

Cl<w. Omarriemeto one Francis, I fmcll feme Ltnnoy,
fome Goofe in this.

Am, Bymyfweete foule,! meane,fctting thee at Jibertie,
Enfreedoming thy pcrfon : thou wert emured, reftrained,
captiuatcd« bound*

Clmm. True, true, and now you wilbe my purgation,
andletmeloofe.

Arm. I giue thee thy libertie fet thee from durance,and in
lewe thereof, Smpofe on thee nothing but this* Beare this
fignificant to the countrey Maide laquentttatih&e is remu
neration, forthebeft ward of mine honour, is rewarding
my dependants. *JWot\), follow.

T*ag* Likethcfequelll. Signeur C^^adew. Exit.

Clow. My fweete ouce of mans flefh, my in-conie lew :
Now will I looke to his remuneration .
Remuneration,O that's the latine word for three-farthings:
Three-farthings remuration, What's the price of this yncle?
id. no, He giue you a remuneration : Why? it carries it re
muneration * Why/ it is a fayrer name then French-Crow"^
1 will neuer buy and fell out of this word,
Enter Bcrwme.

Pray you fir, How much Carnation Ribbon may

a man

i^4 plsafant conceited Cmedie.

a man buy for a remuneration/
Ber, O what is a remuneration/'
Co/. Marie fir, halfepennk farthing.

. Q,wby then threcfarthine wotth ofSilke.
I fchanke your worfhip, God be wy you.
* Oftayflaue, I muft employ thee*
As riiou wilt win my fauour, good my knaue,
JX> one thing for me that I Oiall intrearc.
p. W hen would you haue it done fir?
\ O thisafeer-noone»
. Well* 1 will do it fir : Fare you well.
O thou knoweft not what it is.
Clow. I (hall kDo w fir when I haue done fr.
!9^r. Why viilawe,thou muft know firft,
Clw. I will come to your worship to srx>rrow morning*
TBtr. Itmudbedonethisflfternoone,
Harkcflaue/ttis but this :
The Ptincefle comes to hunt here f n the Parfce,
And in her traine there b a gentle Ladict
When tongues fpeake rweetely,then they name her name,
And tyfAitnt they call her5a(ke for her:
And to her white hand fee thou dc commend
This feald-vpcounfaile^The^s thy guerdon : goe.

£&a?. Garden, O fweete gardon,btattcr then rcrnonemics
«Jeuenpenee-farthing better jmoft fwee«:e gardon . I
do it fir in print: ga> don rejr\unerarioT>.

, O and I ferfbth in louej that haue been loues whJjx?
A verie Bedell to a numerous figh,a Crietick, nay a night-

watch Conilable.
A domineering pedant ore the Boy, then whom no mor-

tall fo magnificent*

This wimpled whyuirig purblind wayward Boy,
This /ignioc luyiios gyanc dwarAe, dan fuptd,
Regent of Lone -riuiies. Lord of folded armes,
Th^annoynted fouereigne of [ighes and grooncs:
L'tedge of ail loyrcrers and mafecontents:
Dread Prince ofPlaccat*JKingof Codpeecej

called Lotus Labor's loft,

SoleEmperator and great general!

Of trotting Pamtor$(O my litle hart.)

And I to be a Corporal! of his ficlde,

And wcarc his coioures like a Tumblers hoope*

Whatflloue, Ifue, Ileeke a wife,

A woman that is like a lermane Cloake,

Still a repairing? eucr out of frame,

A nd ncurc going a right,being a Watcbj

But being watcht,that it may mil eo right*

Nay to be periurde, which is woiit of all;

And among three to loue the wo* ft of all,

A whidy wanton, with a veiuct brow,

W j'ch two pitch balks ftucke in her face for eyes,

I and by heauen,one that will do the deede, 200

Though Argus were her eunuch and her gar.de*

And 1 to figh for her, to watch for her/

To pray for her, go to : it is a plague

That Qipid will i mpofc for my negi e&>

Of his almighcie dreadful! little might*

Well,! will loue^write/ighjprayjfhuejgroae,

Some men rouft iouc my Ladic,&nd fome Ione« 207

fitter the Prince fa, a Forrejler,her LaAm, -—

and terLcrfa IV-1

* Wasthat the king that fpurd his horfe fo bard,
fl the fteepe rp riring of the hill?
v I know not, but Ithinke it was not he
Qute. W!K> ere a was, a fhowd a mounting noinde
Well Lords, to day we (hall haue our difpatch,
OreSacerday we will returne to Fraunce,
Then Fonefter my friend, Where is the Bu(h
That we mwft ftand andplaty the murtherer in?

Forr. Heereby vpon the edge ofyondcr Coppice,
A Stand where you may make the rairefl Jfhootc*

Qme. I thanke my Bcautie,! am faire that ftoote,
And thereupon thou fpeakft the faireft /hoote*
Pardon me Madam, for J meant not fo*
Da

IV.i

i^jpleafatt conceited Comedie*

- What what.?Firft praifc mee.and againefay no.
O ftiort liu'd pride* Not faire? alacke for woe

For. Yes Madam faire.

Qrtce* Nay, newer paint me now,
Where faire is not, praife cannot mend the brow,
Hcere(good my gla{Tc)take this for telling trcw:
Faire payment for fbule wordes, is more then dew.

for. No thing but faire is that which you inherrit.

Q*et* See fee, my bcautie wilbe fau'd by merrit*
O hcrcly in faire, fit for thefe dayes,
A giuing hand,thougtvfowle,ftiall haue faire praife.
JBuc comc,the Bow : NowMercic goes 10 kiJI3
And fliooting well, is then accounted ill:
Thus will I fane my Credite in the fhoote,
Not wounding,pitue would not let me doote.
If wounding then it was to (hew my skill,
That more for praife, then purpofe meant to kilt
And out of qut ftion fo it is fometimes.-
Clone growes guyhic of detefted crimes,
When lor Fames fake, for praife an outward part)
"We bend to that,the working of the hart.
As I for praife alone now fecke to fpill
The poore Deares blood^thatmy hart raeanesno ilU

*£<$. Do not curft wiue« hold that fclfc-foueraigntic
Oncly for praife fake, when they ftriue to be
Lords ore their Lordcs?

Qutf. Oncly for praifc,and praifc we may afford,
To any Lady that fubdewes a Lord,

t Here comes a member of the common weal th .
C/o. God dtg-you-den aljprav you which is the head lady?
5. Thou Uialt know her fellow by die reft that haue no
Jw. Which b the greateft Ladie,rhe higheftf (heads»
*et. The thirkefCand the tailed.

. The thickeft^nd the talleft : it is fo,tructh is true*
And your wafte Miftrs were as (lender as my wit,
One a thefe Maides girdles for your waftc ihould befit»
Arc not you the chietc woman? You are the du'ckeft heere,

LoMs Labor's loft.

. Whats your will fir! -VhatsyourwiO?

W. I hauea Letter from Monfter J!foww»,

to one Ladle Rofafax.

. O thy lettcr^thy letter : He's a good ftiend of mine.
Stand a fide good bearer, 'Soyet you can carue,
Breake vpthis Capon.

Boyet I am bound to ierue.
This letter is miftooke : it im potteth none heere*
It is writ to laquenetta

gufe. We will reade it, 1 fweare.
Breakethc necke of the Waxe,and euery one giue tare.
'Boytrt D Y heauen, that thou art faire, is rood infallible:
veedesS* true that thou art beautious, twcth it felfemat
thou art louelie : more fairer then faire,beautifull then beau-
tious, truer then trueth it felfc : haue comiferation on thy
heroicall Vaffall* The magnanimous and moft illuftrate
King fipketiM fet eie vpon the pernicious and indubitate
Begger Zw^&pte .• and ne it was that might rightly fay,
Femf'uuli9'vici .• Which to annochamzc in the vulgar, 6 bale
and obfcure vulgar ; viddifit. He came,See, and ouercame t
Hecame>one; fee, two; couercame,three4 Who camef the
King . Why did he come? to fee. W hy did he fee/ to ouer-
come. To whom came hefto the Begger. Whatfa w he.' the
Begger. Who ouercame he? the Begger. The conclufionis
viftorietOn whofe fide/ the King! the capdue is inricfu,on
•whofe fide/ the Beggers. The cataftrophc is a Nuptiallj on
whofc fide? theXingcs .- no, on both in one.or one in boih*
I am the King(for fo Oandes the companion) thou the Beg-
eer, for fo whnelTcih thy lo whnes • Shall J commande thy
!ouc?Imay, Shall I enforce thy loue.? Icon Ide. Shall I cn-
treate thv ioue/ 1 will. What,{hait thou exchange for raggs
roabeSjfor tittles tytles, for thy felfe5rnee» Thus expecting
chy replie, I prophane my lippes on thy fbote, my eyes oa
t^y pifture, and my hart on thy euerie part.

K* m the dcarcft defgm ofinduflri,
Don Adriana de Armdtho.

O 3 Thus

IVi

1^4 plea/ant conceited Comdie:

Thus doft thou heare the neinean Lion roare,
Gainft thet thou La mbe, that ftandcft as his pray :
Submisfiue fall his princely fccte before^
And he from foirage will incline to play.
But if thou ftriue(poore foule)what art thou thenV
foodc for his rage,rcpa(twre for his den*
Qice. What plume of fethew is he that indued thisletter?
What vaine? What WethercodtfDidyou euet heare better?
Roy* lam much deceiued but 1 remember the ft ile,
-^£«*» E!s your memorie is bad,going oreit crewhile*
2foj'» Thi s^mr^ is a 5/w/w^ that keeper here in court,
A Phanrafime a Monarciio,andone that makes fport
To the Prince and his Booke-mates*

S£ute* Thou fello w,a wordet
Who gaue thee this letter?
Clwv. Itolde you my Lord^
Qwc. To whom fliouldfl thou ghie it?
Cbw. From mv Lord to my Ladie*
£vct* From which Lord, to which LadiV
Ctw>. From my Lord #m»wwt a goodMaifter of mine,
To » Ladie of France, that he calde TiffiUne*

Quce. Thou haft miftaken his letter. Come Lords away*
Here fweete,put vp this, twilbc thine annothe: day
Hiy. Who is the fliooter? Who is the {hooter .*
Reft. Shall 1 teach you to know*
TBty. I my continent of beautie*
Xofi. WhyftiethatbeatestheBow. Finely put off,
23<y. My Lady goes to kill homes, but if thou marrie,
hang me by thenecke, if horns that yecire mifcarrie,

Finely put on*

Kofi « Well then I am the (hooter.
"Bay . And who is your Dearef

< If we choofe by the homes, your felfecotne not
neart. Finely put on in deede*
f«ria. You ftiU wrangle with her %(yet. and flieflrike
at the brow.

. But (he her felfe is hit lower : Haue I hither now?
. Shall 1 come vpou thee with an oldc faying>

Cdtol Lotos Lalrfs loft.

was a man when King Yipftn of Frannce was a lide boy, as

toucniugthehitit.
2<?y, So I may anfweie chee with one as olde that was a

woman when queene Cjwwwr of Brictaine was a Ikle wench

astochingthehitiu
R*fa Thou canft not hit it, hit it, hie it.

Thou cauft not hit it my good man. Exit.

Bw. And I cannot,cannot,cannot : and I cannot,an other

cbt By my troth mod plefanr,how both did fit it, fcan*

M<\r. A roarke maruetlous wci fbot,for they both did hitv

2fo. A markjO mark but that mark: a mark laies my Lady-

Ltt the matk hauc a prick in't, to meace at if it may be.
Mar% Wide a'the bow hand, yfaith your hand is our*
C/<;, Indeed a'mufHhootnearer^oc hele nearchit the clour.
2foy» And if my hand be out,then beiike your hand is in*
C/v Then will fl*e get the vp^hoot by cleauing the is in.
A/a, Comecome,youtaike greafely,your lips grow fbwie*
CY, Shes co hard for you at pricks^r challeng her to bowle
*Bct I feare too much rubbing jgcod night my goodowle^
C/^ By my Joule a Swaine, a mod firnplc Clowne.

Lord^Lord,how the Ladies and 1 haue put him downe*

O my troth moft fweete ie{les,mofl inconse vulgar wit,

"When it comes fo fmoothly cff/o obfcenly as it wete5 (o fit*

Armatho adi tooth? n iiide.o a mof^ daintie man*

To fee him walke before a Lady, and to beare Hermann.

To fee him kifle his hand,5c how mo ft fweetiy a wii fweare;

And his Page acothcr fide, that handful! of wic,

Ah h t aucns, ft is inoft patheticaJl mr»

Sowia.fowla. Exttcnt. Shoot Within*

Entt<DKll,H0lofcrws,t\\e Pedant and 7^tfto&/*
Nat* Very reuerent fport truly ,and done iti ihe teftimonie

of a good confcience*
7W, The Dcare was(a$ you know)fanguis in bloody tpc

asthePomwater who now hangeth like a Jewel in the care

of .^fetheftie. the welken the heauen, &anon falleth like
a Crab on the race ofT&ra thefoyle.the land,the earth.
&ra Nath. Trudy M. H*bf«n**t the epvthhhes are

iweetly vtnitdUkeakhollerarihe Jeaft: buthrlaffureye
it was a Buckeof the firft head. AW-

IV. ii.

Jfkfiftnt conceited Comdic:

Holo. SirJ^athunicI, band ere Jo.

£W. Twas not a hand credo ,twas a Pricket.

Hole. Mofl barbarous intimation : yet a kind of nifinua-
tion,as ic were in viatin way of cxplication/zcfrf : as it were
rcplication,or rather*/??;;?*/*, co mow as it were his inclina
tion after his vndrcffedjvnpolifhedjvneducatedjvnpr'jiied,
vntraincdfor rather vnicttered^or rathereft vnconfirmed ft-
fhion,to infert again my baud.crcda for a Dcare.

^Du/. 1 fajd the Deare was not a ]^//cr#&,twas a Pricket,

Hob* Twice (odd fiinp!icitie,bis coclus^O thou montter
ignorance5Ho\v deformed dooft thou lookc*

7(ath. Sir he hath ncuer fed of the dainties that are bred

in a boolcc.

He ha th not ca ce paper as it were : he hath not drunke inck*
His intellect is notrepleni(hed>heisonly an annimall, only

ienfib/c in the duller partes: and fuch barren plantes are

fee before vs,that we thankful fhould bei which we tafte,

and feeling, are for rhofe partes that doe fructifie in vs

more then he. (fbole.

For as it would ill become me to be vaine, mdiAreel), or a
So were there a patch fet on Learning,to fee him in a fchole.
But or/we bcne&y I, being of an olde Fathers minde.
Many can brookc the \veathcr,thatloue not the winde.

DuL You two arc book-men,Can you tel me by your wit,
What was a month old at Cains birth, that's not fiuc weeks
old as yet?

Holo. DiQfwa goodman tD«H J&tfia* goodraan Dal

'DuL What is jMtomai

JVath. A title to 7>tek,to Lunatic the <JMoanc. (more.

ffob. The Moon* was a month old when ^towasno
And rought not to fiuc- weeks when he camcto ftuefcore.
Th'alJiifion holdes in the Exchange. (change

JDd. TistrueindccdeahcCollufionboIdesintheEx

Hob. God comfort thy capacitie, I fry th'alLufion holdci
in the Exchange.

Dot. And I fay the polufion holdes in the Exchangerfor
the Moone is sieuer but a month olde j and I fay
that,twas a Pricket that the Pririceffc kild .

c Ailed Louts Labor's loft.

Mb. fir2^faw4wiHyouhearean cxtcmpot all Epy-
taph on the death of the Dcare,and to humour the igno-
rault cald the Deare t the Princcfic kild aPricket.

Nath. T>crg*> gpoAMMobfcrnes fcrge> foit (hall pleafe
you to abrogateTquirilitie.

Holo. I wiifomthing affecl the lctter/or jc argues facilitie*

£&> The pray full Princeflc pcarft andprickt

a prcttic picafing Pricket,
Some fay a Sore, but not a fore,

till novv made fore with (hooting,
The Dogge* did yell,put ell to Sore,

then Sorell iumpsfrom thicket:
Or Pricket fore, or els Sorefl,

the people fall a hooting,
If Sore be fore, then el to Sore,
makes fifrie fores o fotelh
Of one lore I an hundred make
by adding but one more L
2fyth. A rare talent.
2)u/l. If a talenc be a claw, looke how he clawes him

with a talent.

3{atb. This is a gyft that I hauc fimplc : (Imple, a fooli/h
cxtrauagant Ppirit, full of formes, figures, (hapes, obiccles,
IdeaSjaprehcntionSjmotionSjreuofutions.Thefc are begot in
the ventricle of Mcmorie^nourifht in the wombe of prima-
ter, and ddiuered vponthc mellowing of occafion ;But the
gyfc is goodin thofe whom it is acute, and I an> thankfull
for it.

. Srr,T prayfe the L, foryou, and (b may my 'pariihi-
oncc5,for their Sonnes are well turerd by you, and their
Daughters profice very greatly vndcr you t you are a good
member of the common wealui.

*N[*th. Mehcrcle, yf their Sonnes be ingenou$,thev{hal
wamnoinftruflion : If their Daughter; be capable,! wiH
put it to them. BtttUirfapifquiptacti loquitur, afoule FcmU
nincialutcth vs.

Enter

o* yUafont conceited Comtek*:

Enter Jacjuenetta and the Clonwe,
laquenena. God ei u€ you good morrow M«P€tfon ,
Ifath. Maifter Perfon, qtiap Pcrfon* Andif one/houlcfe
be perft,Which is the one** (head*

Clo. MarricM.Scholcmafter,hethat isliklcfttoa hoggs-
Nath. Of pcrfing a Hogshead, a good luftcr of conceit
inaiurphofEarth, Fier enough for a Flint, Pcarlc enough
for a Swine ; tie prettiest is well*

toque. Good M. Parfon be fo good as read me this letter,
it was geuen me by Coftard^d fent me from (Don Armada*:
I befeech you read it*

N*th. Facfe prcforge/tida, (jttandofecM mnnMfub vmbra r/<-
7nm&t a nd ib foorth. Ah good olde AfantHan^L may fpeake
of thceas the traucilcr doth ofVcnicc,vemchiej)encha,eiuenm
t€ wdf, (JIM non te perrtcbe. Olde JManttusn, olde M<vn^m>
Who vnderflandetn thce notjones thee not,w re fit lam fc
Vnder pardon fir, W hat are the contentestor racher as tt®~
race (ayes in his, What my (bule veties*
Hob I fir, and very learned,

^afk Let me hcarea ftafFe^ftauzejaverfc,!^^ dmwt;
H Lone make me forfworne,how fhall I fweare to loue?
Ah ncuerfayth couid hold, yf not to beautie vowed*
T hough to mv fclfe forfworne, to thee He fay Afhil proue,
Thofc thoughts to me were Okcs,to theehkc Ofienbowcd
Swdie his byaslcaues.andmakcs'hisbookethineeycs.
Where all thofe pleafures !iue,diat Art would comjprehcni
If knowledge be the marke,to know thee ihall iuffife.
Well learned Is that tongue ,that well can thee commend i
AU ignorant that foule,that fees thee without wonder.
Which is to race forne pray fe,that I thy partcs admire, ^
Thyci€/^ft?/ljghtningbearcs,thyvoycehisdreadfulthuder

Which not to anger bcnt,ls muftque, and fwcete fier.
Cclcftiall as thouwt,Oh pardon loue ttris woug,
That finges h«tuens prayfe, with fuch, an earthly tong.

Veda*. Youfindcnottheapoi1raphas,and fo miffc the
accent. Let rnc fupcruife the cangener.

. Here are oncly numbers ratcficd, but for theele-

IV.j

called Louts Labor's loft.

gande,facilme,and golden cadence of poefie caret : Ousddm
Nafi was the man. And why ia deed 2^?, but forfmel-
Img out the odoriferous flowers of fancied the ierkes of in-
uemion imitarieis nothings So doth the Hound his mauler,
the Ape his keeper.the tyred Horfe his rider : But DarnofilU
wgttj. Was this directed to yovtf

%. I fir from one mouafier rBer0mef one of the flrange
QueenesLordes.

3(ath. I will oucrghunce the fuperfcript.

Totkejhm-whitf totodoftbe moft bfwcious Lady Rofaline.
Iwilliookeagaineontheimellcftoftheletter,for the no

mination of the pai tie written to the pcrfon written vnto.
TwrL^tfripsinallAeftredimpkyiwM, Berowne*

Ted.SirHolofernest this Bewvwe is one of the Votaries
vrith theKing, and here he hath framed a letter to a fequcnt
of the flranger Queenes : which accidentally, or by the way
ofprogreshon,hathmifcarried. T«p and goe my fweete,
deliuer this Paper into the roy all hand of the King, it may
concerns much: flay not thy complement, 1 forgine thy
dcwtie^due*

Myd, Good Coftard^p with me : fir God faue your lir\

Cojt. Haue with thee my girle. Exir*

Halo* Sir you haue done this in the feare of God verie rcli-
gioufly : and as a ccrtaine Father faith

Wei. Sir tell not race of the Father, I do feare colourable
coloures. But to returne to the Verfes3 Did they pleafe you

Nath. Marucilous well for the pen»

Peda. I do dine today at the fathers of a certame pupil) of
mine, where if (before rcoall) it (hail pleafe you togratifie
the table with a Grace, 1 will on my priuiledge I haue with
the paremes of the forcfaid childc or pupil!, vndertake y out
bien vevtito, where I will prone thofe Verfcs ro be very vn-
kamed, neither (auouring of Poetrie, wit, nor inueiuion.
Ibefcech your focictie.

Vfab. And thanke you to: tor fociccic (faith the text)
is the happines oflife,

*Ptd*(, And ccrtcs the text mod infallibly concludes it.

IV.ii.

^A pleafaM conceited Comdie.

Sir I doinuiteyou too,you fhall not fay me nay '.faucaverba*
A way, the geiulcs ate at their game, and we will to our re
creation* Exeunt.

Enter Ifermne with a paper in his hmd, alone.

Beroto. The King he is hunting the Deare,
I am courfing my fdfe.

They haue pitchc a Toyle, I am toyling in a pytcfi, pytdh
that defiles; defile, a foule worde: Well, fcr thee downe
forrowj for fo they fay the foole fayd, and fo fay I, and I the
foole : Well proued wit. By theLord this Loue is as madd
as AiaxM kills Sheepe^t kills mce, la Sheepe well prooucd
againe a my fide, I will not loue ; if I do hang meerPfayth
1 will not, Obut her eye! by this light, but for her eye, I
would not loue her; yes for her two eyes, WeJJ,Ido nothing
jn the world buc lie, and lie in my throate. By heauen 1 <foe
loue, and it hath taught me to rime, and to be mallicholie:
andheereispartof my Rime, and hcarc my mallicholie,
Well, flie hath one a'my Sonnets already ,the Clowneborc
it, the Foole fent.it, and the Lady hath it : Twcete Clowne,
fweecer Foole, fwcetcft Lady. By the vvorlde,! wouldc not
care a pin,if the other three were in. Hecrc comes one with
a paper,God glue him grace togrone.

He ftwJes apde. The Kwg etitmh.

King. Aymecf

Be. Shot by heaucnjproceedfwectC^^thouhaftdiumpt
him with thy Birdbolc vndcr the left papp : in fayth fccrets*

King, So fwectc a kiflc the golden Sunne giues not,
To thofc frefh morning dropps vpon the Rofc,
As thy eye beames^when their frefli rayfehaue fmot.
The night of dew that on my cheekes downe flowes.
Nor (limes thefiluer Moonc one halfe fo bright,
A nrough the traniparent bofome ofthe deepe,
As doth thy face through teares of mine giuelight;
Thou (hinft in euerie teare that I do weepe,
No drop but as a Coach doth carrie thee;
So rideftthou triumphing in my wo.
Dobutbeholde the teares chatfweli in me,
And they thy glorie through my griefc will iltow

IViii.

called Loues Labors loft.

But do not louc thy fclfe,then thou wifl keepe
My eeares for glafles,and (till make me wcepe.
O Qnccne of cjueenes,how farre dooft thou excel!,
No thought can thinke,nor tongue of mortall tell.
How ftiall fhc know my gricfes? He drop the pa d cr.
Swecteleaues (hade follie* Who is he comes hcere?

Enter Ltrngaiutt* The Kwg ftefsa fids.
What Lwgawll, and reading j liuen care*
*Berow. Now in thy likeneffc, one more foole appeare.
Long'. Ay meel I am forfwo«et
2ferat>«. Why he comes in like a periure, wearing papers,
long. In ioue I hope,fweete fellow {hip in fhame*
Jter, One drunkard loues an other of the name*
Long. Am I the firR that haue been periurd fo?
Ber. 1 could pui thec in comfon, not by two that I know,
THoumakeft the triumpherie,ihe corner cap offocietie,
The {hape of Loues Tiburne,that hangcs vp Simplicities

Long. I feare thefe ftubborne lines lacke power to moue.
Ofiveete iXfaria, EmprcfTe of my Loue,
The(e numbers will I teare,and write in profe,

Tier. O Rimes are gardes on wanton Cupids hofc
Disfigure not his Shop.

Long. This fame /hall go. He reader the Sonnet.

£ Uid not the heanenly Rethorique of thine eye,
Gainft whom die world cannot holde argument^
Perfwademy hart to this fa Me periurief
Vowesfor thee broke deferue not punishment*
A Woman I forfwore, but I will proue,
Thou being a Goddcfle,! forfwore not thee»
My Vow was earthly, thou a heauenly Loue*
Thy grace being gainde, cures alldifgrace in mec.
Vowesarc but breath,and breath a vapoureis.
Then thou faire Sunne, which on my earth dooft (hine,
Exhalft this vapour-yew inihee it is:
Ifbroken then»ic is no fault of mine:
If by mee broke,What foole is not fo wife.
To loofe an om, to winn a Parradifef

This is thelyuer vciftc,which rnakcsflefli a deitie.

A

.111

tpatt conceited Comedie:

A greene Goofe, aGoddefTc,pure pureydotarie.
God amende vs,G od amende, we arc much out a th'way.

Enter Dt&maine.

Long. By whom (lull 1 fend this(companie .?) Stay.
*B<ron>> A 11 hid,all hid, an olde infant play,
Like a demie God, here fit I in the f kie,
And wretched fooks fecrets heedfully ore ey.
More Sacks to the myll . O heauens I haue my \vy(h,
Dwnatne transformed, foure Woodcocks in a dyflb.
DMA* O moft deuine Kate,
l^eron. O moft prophane coxcombe,
Duma. Byheauen the woonderinamortall eye.
55«r. By earth /he is not, croporall, there you ly,
'Duma. Her Amber heires for foule hath amber cottd.
31 er An amber colourd Rauen was well noted*
&nm<tt As rpright as the Ccder,
*Ber. Stoope Ifay^her flioulder is with child*,
Duma. Asfaireasday.

&cr. I as fome da yes,but then no Sunne muft fhine*
Dumti. Othatlhadmywi(b?
Lang* And I had mine,
K^g- And mine too good Lord,
Her. Amen,fo I had mine : Is not that a good word.'
DU*M. I would forget her, but a Feuer jfhee
Raignes in my blood,and will remembred be.

2fcn AFcuerinyourblood why then incifion
Would let her out in 5awcers/wcetc mifprifon.
Dam. Once more lie readc the Odo that I haue writ.
*#<??•. Once more He marke how Loue can vanie Wit-

Dw/Hatne reades his Sonnet •
On a day, alack e the day :
Loue, whofe Month is cuer Ma>
Spied a bloflbme pasting faire,
Playing in the wanton aire:
Through the Veluer,!eaucs the wind,
All vnfeene,can paffage finde:
That the Louerncke to dearh.

IV.

Wim himfelre the heauens breath*
Ayrc (quoth he) thy cheekesmay blow>
Ayre would 1 might triumph fot
But alacke my hand is fworne,
Nere to pluckc thcc from thy throne :
Vow aiacke for youth vnmecte,
Youth Co apt to pluck a fwecte.
Do not call it finnein me,
That I am forfwornc for thee;
Thou for whom lotte would fweare,
luno but an t/£thiop were,
And denie himfeifc for /0#t,
Turning mortal] for thy loue*
This will I fend>and (bmethihg els more plains,
That (hall expreire my trucloues fafting ainc*
0 would the Kin 2tem*we, and LonMu

ing, 2tem*we, and LongMuK^
Were Louers too, ill to example ill,
Would from my forehead wipe a periurde note:
lor none offendejwhere all alike do dote*

Long. Dttmaine thy Loue is farre from charitie^
That in loues griefe defrft {ocictie;
You may looke pale,but I fhould biufli I know^
To be ore»hard and taken napping fo*

King. Come fir,you blulh : as his, your cafe is fuch
You chide at him^orT^nding twice as much-
You do not loue *JW<zna* Longewk,
Did neuer Sonnet for her fake compile,
Kor neuer lay his wreathed armes athwart
Hislouingbofomc, to keeps downcliis hart*
Ibaue bcenclofely (hrowded in thisbufh,
And markt you both, and foryou both did bluftu
Iheard your guyJtie Rimes,obferude your faftiion:
Saw (ighes reeke from yomnoted well your palliion.
Ay rnce fayes one/ O Iw* the other cryes.r
One her haires were GoIde,Chn(lal the others eyes.
You would for Parradi/c breake Fayih and troth,
And lone for your Loue would infringe an oth,
What will "Bawne fay when that he {hall hcare

E4

IVift

<-xi pteajAnt conc

Fayth infringed, which fuchzeale did fweare.
How will hefcorne,how will he fpende his wit*"
How will he triumphjeape>and laugh aritf
For all the wealth that cucr 1 did fee,
1 would not haue him knowfo much by mee.
Berc. Now ftep I foorth to whip hipocrifie.
Ah good my Leidgc>Ipray thec pardon mee.
Good hart, What grace haft thou thustoreproue
Thcfe Wormesfor louing, that art moft in Iouc.?
Your eyes do make no couches in your teares.
There is no certain e Princefle that appeares*
Youle not be pcriurde,tis a hatefull thing:
TuilyionebutMinfircls likeot Sonnetting*
But are you not a £hamed.? nay,arc you not
All three of yoUj. to be thus much orc'fliot?
You found his Moth^the King your Moth did fee;
Bur I a Bcame do finde in each of three.

0 what a Scarnc of foolrie baue I fcene.
Of fighcSjofgroncSyOf forrow,and of tcenet
Omceawith what flrickt patience haue I fat,
To fee a King transformed to a Goat.

To fee great Here/ties whipping a Gigge,
And profound Satlamun to tune a ligge.
And flfcjfor pjay at pufl>pin with the boyes,
And CrittlckJ'ymon laugh at idle toyes.
Where lies thy griefc,o tell roe good 'Vianaint?
And gentJe Longauttt^ where Lesthy paine?
And where my Liedgesf all about thebreft*
A Caudle hou!

King. Too bitter is thy ieft
Are we betrayed thus to thy ouer- view/

2fcr. "Not you by mee,but I betrayed to you.

1 that am honeft, I ihat holdcit finne
To brcake the vow I am mgoged in.
I am betrayed by keeping com panic
With men like men ofinconftancie.

"When fhall you fee mce write a thing in rime?
Or &conc for Loue* or fpcndc a minuccs time,

called Loaes Labor's loft.

In pruning meeivhen (hall you heare that Twill prayfe a
hancU foote, a face,an eye : a gatc,a ftatc,a brow,a breft,
a waft, a legg^a limme.
King. Soft, Whiiher away fo faft?
A true man, or a theefe, that gallops To,

I poft from Loue, good Lower let me go.
> God blefle the King* Eater laymetta andCtiwm*
. What prefcnt haft ihou there/
Cltw. Some cettame creafon,
King. What makes trcafon beere?
Clew* Nay it makes nothingfir,
fag* Yf it man: nothing neither,

laqtie. 1 beleech your Grace let this Letter be read 9
Our per/on mifdoubts it : twas treafon he fa id

, S^rmwzereadeitoixet; &m*bt.tk9'ktttr*
. Where hadlithouitf
i. Offfiard.
. Where hadfl thou it.?
. Qt'Dwi osfdramtulio, Dun tsfdrftynadio,
Kfo. How now, What is in you? Why doft thou teare h>
A toy my Leedge,a toy :y our grace needs not fcare ir.
. It did moue him co pafsion, & cherfore Jct$ heate it*
It is Tterovmer writing, an heereishisname,
>* Ah you whorefon loggerhead, you were borne to
do me (hame.

Guiitie my Lord,gu]ltie : I confeffej confcife*
King. What? (mefle,

Bcr. Thar you rhree foolcsjackt me (bole, to make vp the
Hee,hee,andyou * and you my Leege,and J,
Are pick-puifes in Louc, and we defcrue to die*
O difroiffe this audience, and I fliall tell you more,
DUT>M. Now the number is euen.
'Bcro* True true, we are fower : will thefeturtles be gen?
King. Hence firs a way.

Qw« Waike aUde the true f olke, and let the traytor s flay*
9ter. Sweetc Lords^weete Louers, O let vsimbracc,
As true we are as fl efi * and blood can be,

F The

EIC

The Sea will ebb and flow, heauen {hew his face?
Young blood doth not obay an olde decree*
We can not crofle the caufe why we were borne t
Therefore of all handes muft we be forfworne*

King* What,did theferent lines fliew fomeloue of thine?

*Ber. Did they quoth you/ Who £ces the heauenly Rofilim,
That(like a rude and fauadge man of Iruk.)
At the firftopningof the gorgious£aft,
Bowes not"his vausll head, and flrooken blind*
JQfTes the bafe ground with obedient bread*
Whatperomptorie Eagle-lighted eye
Dares looke vpon the heauen of her brow,
That is not blinded by her maieftic?

King. Whareeaie,wnatforie,hath infpirdetheenow?
My Loue(hcr Miftres) is a gracious Mpone,
Shee (an attending Statre) karce (eene a light*

2fcr. My eyes are then no eyes,nor 1 2?m>ww^
O>but for my Loue,day wouldcume to night,
Of all complexions the culd fcucraigntie,
Do meete 35 at a feirc in her faire cheeky
Where (cuerall worthies make one digmtic,
237 "Where nothing wantes^that want it fdfc doth fceke*

Lend me thcnorifh of all gentle tongues,
BcpayntedRethoricke,O fhee needesitnot,
To thinges of fate, a fellers prayfc bclongcs:
She pafRs prayfc^then pray fe too fliort doth blot,
A witherd Hermight fiuefcore winters wornej
Might (hake orT fiftie, looking in her eyet
Beautie doth varnifh Age,as if new borne,
And giues the Crutch the Cradles infancir*
Otis the Sunnethatmakcth all thinges ftiine.

Xing. By hcaucn, thy Loue is blackeas Ebonic.

*Bfrw< Is Ebonie like her/O word deuine /
A wife offuch wood were felititie*
O who can sine an oth? Where is a booke/
That I may fwearc Beautie doth beautie lackCj
If that (he learnc not of her eye to looke!

No face is fayre that is not full fo blacke*

King

called Lows Labors loft.

Kwg. O paradox,Blacke is the badge of Hcll5

The hue of dungion$,and the Schoole of night J

An<f beauties crcft becomes the heauens well,
Ber. Binds foonefl tempt refcmbling fpirites of light, is 7

O if inblacke my Lady es browes bedeckt,

Itmournes,that painting vfurping haire

Should rauifii dooters with a falfeatpe£j

And therefore is (he borne to make bhcke fayre*

Her fauour turnes the fafhion oft he day es,

For nariue blood is counted paynting now;

And therefore redd chat would auoyde dilprayfe,

Painces it felfe blacke,to imitate her brow.
Duma* To looke like her are Chimnie-fweepers blakc*
Lang. And fince her time are Colliers counted bright*,
King. And v&hiops of their fweete complexion crake*
Duma. Darke needes no Candles now/or daike is light r
yttr* Your Miftrefles dare neuer come in raine,

Forfeare their colours Should be wadir away.
-K%. T were good yours didifbr fir to tell you piaine.

He finde a fayrer race not waflit to day. z?j

. Jle proue her faire,ortalke till doomfe-day heere*

* No Diuel will fright thee then fo much as ftiee,
a* I neiier knew man holde vile ftufic fo deare*

* Looke,heer's thy louc,my foote and her face fee* i 277
r. O if the frreetes were paued wkh thine eyes5

Her feece were much too daintte for fuch tread*

?>/tm. O vi!e,then as die goes what vpward lyes?
The ft rect e (hould fee as flic walkt ouer head.

King. But what of thist are we not ali in loue?

2fcr. O nothing fo ftire>and thereby all forfworne*

King. Then leaue this chat»and good 'Bertitimc now proue
Out louing law/ull, and our fayth not torne* 2*5

Duma. I marie there,fomc flattenefor this euyll*

Lang* O fome authoritie how to proceede,
Some tricks, fome quillets, how to cheate the diuelL

Duma, Some falue for penurie,

2^. O tis more then oeeck.

Haue at you then affe&ions men at armes, 190

F a Conn-

Confider what you firft didfweare vnto:

To fifL to ftudy, and to fee no woman :

Flat tteafon gainft the kingly (rate of youth.

Say Can youfaft.?your ftomacks are too young *

And abftincnce ingendtrs maladies,

And where that you haue vowd to ftudic (Lordcs)

In that each of you haue forfworne his Booke.

Can you ftill dreame and poare and thereon lookc*

For when would you ray Lord,or you> or you,

Haue found the ground of Studies excellence,

Without the bcautie of a womansface?

from womens eyes this doctrine I deriuc.

They are the Ground,the Bookes the Achadems,

Trom whence doth fpring the true 'Promethean fire*

Why v niaerfall plodding poyfons vp

The nimble fpiritesinthe arteries,

As motion andlong during a^iott tyres

The finnowy vigour of the trauayler.

Now for not looking on a womans foce,

You haue in that foriworne the vfe of eyes:

A rid ft udi e too,the caufer of your vow.

For v^hcre is any Authour in the worlde,

Teacher fuch beautie as a womas eye:

Learning is but an adiunlt to our feife,

And where we are, our Learning like wife is

Then when ourfeluts we fee inLadiescycs,

With our felues*

Do we not like wife fee our learning there?

0 we haue made a Vow to ftudie,Lordes,
And in that Vow we haue forfwornc our Booked
For when would you(my LeedeeJoryoUjOr youf

1 n leaden contemplation haue found out
Such ficrie Numbers as the prompting eyes,
Ofbeautis tutors haue inritcht you witns
Other (low Artes intircly kccpc the brsinc:
And therefore finding barraine pra^izcrs,
Scarce ftisw s harued of their hcauic toyie,

But

IV.iir

c Ailed Loues Lafo/s loft.

But Lone firft learned in a Ladies cye$9

Liues not atone emured in the braine :

But with the motion of all elamenteSj

Courfcs as fwifc as thought in euery power,

And giues to euery power a double power,

Aboue their functions and their offices. 332

It addes a precious feeing to die eyet

A Louers eyes will gaze an Eagle blinde.

A Louers eare will hears the loweft found*

Wh en ch e f ufpi tious head of theft is ftopt* S3 6

Loues feeling is more foft and (enfible,

Then are the tender homes of Cockled Snayles*

Loues tongue proues daintie^Steflb/tf grofle in ufte,

For Valoure, is not Lout a Herctdes?

Still clyrning trees in tbe Hefperides.

Subtil ss5p^;/A:,a$fwceteandmulkalf,

As bright Afltkt Lute, fining with hishaire*

And when Loue fpeakes,;be voyce of a il the GoddeS)

Make heauen drowfie with the harmonic.

Neuer durft Poet touch a pen to write,

Vntill his Inckc were tempted with Loues (ighes x

O then his lines would rauiQi fauagc cares,

Andplantia Tyrants mildc humilitie*

From womc ns eyes this doctrine I dcriue, (

They fparde ftill the right promethean ficr,

They are the Bookes,the Artes,the Achademe^ 352

That fliew^containe, and nourifh all the wotlde.

Eb none at all in ought proues excellent.

Then fbolcsyou were,thefe women toforfwcare:

Or keeping what is fworne,you will proue foole*,

For Wifcdcnics fake, a worde that all men louet

Orfor Loues fake,a worde thatloues all men*

Or for Mcns fake,thc autbour of thefe Women^

Or Womens fakc,by whom we Men art Men,

Lets vs once loofe our othes to fin de our fclues,

Or els weloofe our fclues, to keepe our oches;

It is Religion to be thus forfwome,

J? For

For Charitie it felfe fclfilles the Law:
And who can fcuer Louefrom Charitie*

Kwg¥ Saint Cttf ///then and Souldiers to the fielde,

Senfr. Aduaiinceyourfhndar$,and VDOJI them Lords*
PclljtHclWowne with them : but be firft aduifdj
In conflicl thatyou get the Sunne of them.

Long. Now to plaine dealing Lay thefe glozes by,
Shall we rcfolue to woe thcfc eyries of Fraunce?

King. Andwinnthcmtoo,3ieiccforelc«v5deuire,
Some entertcinment for them in their Tentes.

^er. Firftfrom the Parke let vscondua them thither,
Then home ward euery tuan attach the hand
Of his faire Miftres5in the afternoone
We will with fomc flraiige paftime folace them:
Such as the (hortnefleofthe time can ihape,
For Reue^DauncesJMafices, and merrie houre^,
Forcrunrc faiie Loue, flrewing her way with flowers.

King* A way,away, no time flialbe omitted,

That wj/Ibe time and may by vs befitted.

Ber. Alone alone fowcd Cfockell,reapt no Come,
And luftice aiwayes whirles in equall meafure;
Lighc Wenches may proue plagues to men fbrfome,
Iflo our G>pper byes no better trsafiire*

Enter the Pedaitfhe Cum^ndDutt.
nt> Satis <uudfiifficit+

Cxrat. I p ray ie God for you fir, your reafons at Dinner
haue been iharpc&feotentioustplcaiant without fcurillitie,
wiitie without affrcriou, audatious without impudenck,
learned without opinion* and ftrangc without herefiet I did
conueifc this quondam day with a companion of the kings,
who is umtulcd,nomin&tcdL or called, Don tAdrittnade Ar*
/fan he.

*Ped. ?fyui komvwm tenqutm te, His humoar is loftie,hi$
difcourfe pcremptot-ie : his tongue fyled, his eye ambitious,
his gate maicfticall, and his general! behamour v aine,rediai-
lous>&ihrafonkalL He is too pickedftofpruec^ooafFc&cd,
to od as k were, too peregrinat asl may cali it>

&BcJ,L0UfS Labor's loft.
Cwat* AmoftfingulerandchayceEpithat,

Hedrawethoutthethredof his verbofirie, finer
then the ftaple of his argument* I abhorre fwcb phauatticall
phantafims, fuch inlbciable and poynt deuife companions,
iucfi rackets of orragriphie, as to fpeake dour fine, when he
ihoti!dfaydoabt;det,whenhe fliold pronounce debtjd eb t9
not det : he clepeth a Calfe^Caufe chaife, haufe : neighbouc
^c^mrnebour; neigh abreuiatedne : this is abhominable,
v/hich he would can abbominable, it infinuateth me of in-
famie : w intetigis famine, to make frantiquelunatique?

Cur at. LattsdeojbeneimtUigo*

<&€&&. *Bamt bom far boon jrejcum^ a Ittle fcratchtjtwil feme*

Boy*

Cttrat*

?eda. Video^e*

Brag. Chhra.

Veda*

Bw. Men of peace well incontred.

PeZ Moftmillitarieiirfalutation*

5?dv* They haue been at a greet feaft of Languages, and

ftolnethefcraps,

Clow. O they haue lyud long on the almfbafket of wordes,
I maruaile thy M-hath not eaten thee for a wordc, for thou
art not fo long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus:
Thou art eafiet (wallowed theft a flapdragon,
?<tgc* Peace, the peale begins.
2fo^ Mounfier,are you not letted?
Page* Yesye$,he teaches boves the Home-booke:'What
Is Ab fpeld backward with the ho?ne on hishead?

Bfl, pix/icf* with a Iiorne gdded, (learning,

Ba moft feely Sheepe, with a home * you heare his
Qtus qv*s thoa Confonant?

Tag. The hit of the Sue Vowels if You Jtcpeatc them,
orthefiftifL

I will tepeate them j a el,
» The Shcepe, the other two condudesit ou.
, Now by the fault wane of the meditaramum , a

fweete

4-6

V.i.

V.i.

fweece tutch,a quicke vene we of wit,fnip fnap,qukke and
home, it reioyceth my intellect, true wit.
5?^. Offerd by a childe to an old man ; which is wit-old.
yak. What is the figure? What is the figure?
JPage. Homes,

*Peda. Thou diTputes like an Infant t goe whip thy Gigg*

*P*g. Lende me your Home to make one,and 1 wUI whip

about your Infemie vmi cita a giggc of a Cuckolds borne*

CM*f And I had but one peny in the world thou fliouldft

haue it to buy Ginger bread : Holde, there is the verie

Remuneration 1 had of thy Maifter, thou halfepennie

puifcof wit,thouPidgin^ggeofdifcrctk>n^ O and the

heaucns werefo pleafed, ihat thou wart but my Ba-

flard; What aioyfull fethcr wouldeftthou make roe?

Go co»thou haft KadduugiLK thefingcrsends,asthcy fa/i

Brag. Artf-nMnfrcantbulat> we will be finguledfrom the
barbarous. Do you not educate youth at the Chaxg-houfe
on the top of the Mountainc/

Bra*. Atyourfweete pIeafiire,fbrtheMountaine.

Pede. , I dojans <juefti<m+

*Bra. Sir9it is the Kings moil fweete pleafur & affeftion,
tocongratulacc the Prince flc at her Pauiiion,in the pofterws
of this day, which the rude multitude call the after-noone,

Peda. Thcpofterior of the day, moft generous firps liable,
congruenc.and rncafur able for the after noone * the worde is
\ydr<cu!d>chofe,fwectej& apt 1 do aflureyoufir,! do affure*

frag. Sir,theKingisanoble Gentleman, and ray farai*
lier,ldo aflhre ye very good friende:for what is inwarde
bctweene vs> let it paffc « I do bcfecch thee remember thy
curtefie.I bcfccch thce apparrell ihy head : and among other
importunt and moft ferious defigncs, and of great import in
decde too; but /et that pafle,for I muft tell thee it will
pleafe his Grace (by the worlde) fometime to Jeane vpon
mypoore ihoulder, anH with his royall finger thus dallie
with my excrement, with my muflachic t but fweete hart
let that paflfe, By the world 1 recount no fable/ome certaine

fpecial

V.i.

cuffed Louts Labors lofl.

(pedal honours it pleafcrh his greatnes to impart to
a Souldier,a man of smiayle,that hath feene the worlde : but
let that pafiejthe very all of all is: but fweet hart,Ido implore
fecretie,thattheKingwou!dhaue meprcfencthe Princeife
(fwecte chuck) with fosne deltghtfoil ottentation? or (bow^
or pageant, or antique, or fierworke : Now vnderftanding
that the Curate and your fwecte felfe,are good at fuch erup
tions, and fodaioe breaking out of myrth (as it were) I haue
acquainted you withall,to the ende,to craue your asfiftance,,
PeJa. Sir,you fhall prclent before her the Nine Worthies.
, as concerning {bmeentertainementoftime,
n the pofterior of this day3 to be readed by our
e Kingescomimund, and this moft gallant il~
luftrate and learned Gentleman, before the PrinceiTe : 1 fay
none Co fit as to prefcnt the nine Worthies*

Carat. Where will you tinde men worthie enough to pre-
fcntthem?

feda* /«^w,yourfelfe,myfelfe, and this gallant Gentle
man ludas IMachabcus; this Sw&ine (becaufe of his great lim
or ioynt)£hall pafle Tompey the great3 the P age Hercules.

$rwf. Pardon fir, error ? He is wot quantitie enough for

that worthies thumbe,he is not fb big as the end of his Club.

TeJa. Shall I haue audience? He (hall prefent Hercules

in minoritie: his enter and exit ihalbe ftrangling a Snakej

andl will haue an Apologie for that purpofe*

<Page. An excellent dfeuice : fo if any of the audience hille,
you may cry. Well doneffsrcufa, nowthoucnjsihettthe
Snake; that is the way to make an offence gracious, though
few haue the grace to do it*
'Jfog. For the reft of the Worthies?
IPtm* I will play three my feJfe,
Thrice woithie Gentleman.
Shalll tell you a thing?
Weattende.

Brag. We will haue.,if this fedgc notj an Antique • I be-
feech you follow,

Peda* Via good-manl)^ thou hafl fpoken no worrfe all
this while,

Dull

V.i.

utf If afint conceited Comedie:

*Duli Nor vnderfloode none neither (Jr.
*Pei. Alone, we will employ chee.
Dull, He make one in a cUunce,'orfb : or I will play on
the Taber to the wonhies,and let them dance the hey.
Tedd> Moil D/^honeftD//tf,toourfport:away. Exeunt.

Enter the Ladyes.

Qute. Swc etc hartcs we flialbc rich ere we depart-,

Yf Fayrings come thus plentifully in*

A Ladic waldc about with Diamond es ; Looke you^wKatl

haue from the louing King,
Rofi> Madame3came nothing els along with that?
J55jf* , Nothing but chis : yes as much loue in Rime,

As would be crambd vp in alheece of paper

Writ a both (ides the leafe, margent and all,

That he was faine to feale on Cupids name.
?tya* That was the way to make his gotMiead Wax?

For he hath been fiue thoufandyeerea Boy.
Kath: I and a fhrowdcvnhappie gallowcstoo.
^w. Youlc neare be friendes with him, a kildyotit Cfter^
Karh. He made henndanchoiie/ad, and heauie^

And fo (he died: had (he bin Light like you,offuch a mery

nimb!e f(iring fpiri^fhe might a bin Grandam ere fhe died*

And fo may you : For a light hare liues long,
7t&. Whats your darke meaning mouce,of this J jght wordp
X*tb> A light condition in a beaucie darke«
Tty, We necde more light ro finde your meaning out*
X*th. Yolc mane the light by taking it in fnuffc :

Therefore He darkly cndc the argument*
!%. Lookc what you do,you do it ftill Tth darkef
Kith. So do not you,for you are a light Wench.
Rot. In deede I waigh not you,and therefore light
A4rfe, You waigh me not. O thats you care not for me*
Ros. Great rcalon : for paft carets Rill paft cure*
Qyt. Well bandied botli,a fct of Wit \veU played

But Rajafac, you haue a Fauour too/

Who /ent icf and what is itf

Rofu

ctUedLoue* Labor's loft.

tyr. I would you knew*
And if my face were but as faire as yours,
My Fauour were aj great, be witneflc this.
Nay I haue Vcarfes too, I thanke7frr0iwtt
The numbers true, and were the numbring too,
I were the fayrcft GoddcflTe on the ground*
1 am comparde to twentic thoufand fairs.
O he hath drawen my pilhire in hit letter.
Any thing like?

Much in the letter soothing in the praife.
3, Bcautiousaslnckeugoodconclufion.
Faire as a text B in a Coppie booke*
Ware penfalls, How? Let me not die your debtor,
My red Dominicall, my gulden letter,
O that your face were not fo full of Oes.

Quce. A Poxc of that left, and I beftirow all Shrowes,
But Katheriftc what was fen t to you

Xath. Madame, this Clone*

jQttee . Did he not fend you twainc?

Kath. Yes Madame J andmorcoucr,
Some thoiifand Vcrfesofa faithfull Loucr,
A hudge tranfiatton of hipocrifie,
Vildly comp /led, profound firnplicitic*

*sM*y* Thi$,and thefc Peatle,to me fcnt Longauik*
The Letter is too long byhalfe a mile.

Qtue. I thinke no Jeflc : Doft thou not wifh in hart
The Chaine were longer, and the Letter fhort*

iJM.org* J, or I would thefehandes might neuer partf

Qgct* We arc wife girles to mocke our Loucrs fo.

jR&> They are worfc fooles to purchafe mocking ib«
That Qjme 'Berovtnt ile torture ere I go*
O that I knew he were but in by th'wecke,
How I would make him faw ne,and bcgge,and feeke,
And wayte the feafon, and obferue the tiniej,
And tpcnd his prodigall wittes in bootcles limes*
And fhape his ieruicc wholly to my deuice,
And make him proudc co make me proudethat icHes,

G 2 So

4*

5*

V.if.

i^fletfatt conctittdComtdK:

So perttaunt like would I orcTway his ftate,
That he&ould be my foolt,and 1 his fete.

J2*te. None arc fo furety caught, when they are catchr,
As Wit turnde Foo^follic in Wifedome haccht;
Hath Wifedosnes warrant,and the helpe ofSchoole,
And Wits owne grace to grace alearned Foole.

Roja* The blood of youth burn cs not with filch excefle,
As granites reuottto wantons bef

MAT* Foliie in Fooles beares not io ftrong a note,
-As foolfie in the WHe,whtn Wit doth dotet
Since all the power thereof it doth apply >
Toproueby Wll^worth in fimpliciae,

Enter T&cyet.

* Heerccotnes 'Beytt, and myrth Is in hisface*
r, 0 1 am ftable with lau§htcr,Wher's ha G rece?
?. Thy newes^^/.^
Prepare Maddamtjprepare*
Artne Wenches armc, incounters mounted are,
Agamft your Peace Louedoeh approch, difguyfd £
Armed in argumeotcSjyou*!! be furprifi
Muftc?r your Wits, ftandc in your owne defence,
Or hide your heades like Co wardes^ind flic hence,

Qttse* Saint Demtu to S. Cufid : What a,te they,
Tim charge thtk breath againft vs? Say fcout fay,

'Scy. Vndtr the coole imdc of a Siccamorie,
I thought to ciofe mine eyes fome half* an houre:
When Io to interrupt my purpofed reft,
Toward that (hade 1 might beholde addrefl,
The K*ng and his companions waicly,
I ftole into a neighbour thicket by,
And over hard, what you ftaU out* heare:
Thatby and by difguyfd dhy will bcheere.
Their Hefalde is a prcttie knawifti Pa^e?
That weU by hart hath cond hiscmbal&^c
A ftion and accent did they reach him there*
Thus muft thou fpeake^aod rJius thy body bcare*
And euer and anon they niadea doubc,
PrefencemaieflicaJl would put hiro oiu:

Yii.

cttiedLoiutLJttfs loft.

Tor quoth thcKing,an Angell (halt thoufee;

Yet feare not thou butfpcake audacioufly. .

The Boy replyde, An Angell is not euilh

Ifhouldhaucfcard her had /hee been a deuill.

With that all iaught,and clapt him on ihefhoulder.

Making thebolde wagg by lh«r prayfes bolder.

One rubbd his elbow thus,and flecrd,and fwore,

A better fpeach was neuer fpokc before,

Another with his fynger and his thume,

Cried via we will doo't come what wil come*

Thethirde he caperd and cryed, AH goes well.

The fourth turnd on the tooe,and downe he fell:

With that they all did tumble on the ground.

With fuch azelous laughter fb profuiid,

That in this fpleene rediculous appeares,

To chtcke their follicpa/hions folcmbetearcs*
jQ««» Butwhat,but\vhat,comc they to vifitcvs?
2^y. They do, they do; and arc apparilcd thus,
Like 'Miifcotutef, or Rtnfanftu I gene.
Their purpose is to parlec,to c;ourt,and daunce.
And euery one his Lou c- feat will aduance,
Vnto his feuerall Miftres t which they 1e know
By Fauours feuerall,, which they did beftow-

gmer. And will they fo? the GiUtnu ftudbe tafltt:
ForLadiesjwc will euery one bemafkt,
Andnotantan ofthcm ihall hauc the grace
Defpight of fuse, to fee a Ladies face.
Holde j^/S/we, thisFauour diou /hahr weare,
And dien die King will court thee for his Deare:
Holdc take thou diis my fweete,and grue me e thine,
So (hall Itcrffvme take me for Rofchnt.
And change you Fallows two,& fliall your Loues
Woo contrariejdcccyued by thefe remoues*
fa{L Come on then, veare the Fauotirs moft in (ighr*
Km. But in dib changing^What is your intent.'
Qua. The effeft of my. intent is to croffetheirs:
They3o it but in mockerie mcremetir, *

And mocke for mocke is ondy my intern* f40

G 3 The

<^4fk*ftnt conceited Comdie,

Their fcuerall counfailes they vnboofome (hall,
To Loues miftookc^and fo be mockc withall,
Vpon the next occafion ihat wraieete,
With Vifages difplaydc totalke and grcete.

2^rf But (hall we dance, ifthcy defirc vs toot>

Quee. No,to the death we will not moue a foot,
Nor to their pcnd fpeachrender we no grace:
But while ris (poke each tume away his face,

Soy. Why that contempt will kill the ipcakers hart,
And quite diuorce bismemorie from his part.

Qjeee. Therefore I do h,and I make no doubt,
The reft will ere come in, if he be out.
Theres no fuch fport, as fport by fport orethrowne?
T o make cheirs ours, and ours none but our owne*
So ftali we (lay mocking en tended game,
And they we] mockt depart away with /hame» SoundTrom-
y> The Trompetfoundes jicmaftr,the mafters come

Enter Black^moores with miiftckc*> the Boy with a
fpachjtndthe reft if the Lerttes Mwyfid*
*sfUhailc,the richeft Beauties an we earth*
Tlerow. Beauties no richer then rich Taffata,
*P«ge. A hofy p*rcellofthcfayrcft dames that ever turnd (heir
back?* to mortalivifwcs.

The Ladyes turnc their backes to him^
Their eyes villainc, their eyes,

Out
'Sty. True,outindeede«

. Out ofyourfauottrs hcawnfy forties iMtcbtafe

*Ber<w. Once to brholde, rogue*

Page . Once /o bekoide with your Surme beamedeytSy
With your Sunns btarrwieyes.

Tiyct. They will not anfwere to that Epythat,
You were beft call it Daughter beamed eyes.

. They do not markeme,and that bringcsrae ou
Is thisyour pcrfc^lnes/ begon you rogue,

called tones Labor's left.

What would diefeflrangcs?
Know their mindes Boyet.
If they do fpeake our language, tis our will
Thatfome plainc man recount their purpofes. l?6

Know what they would?

Wh at would you with the Princes.^
Not hing but pe ace,and gentle vifoation*
What would thcy,fay they? rgo

Boy. Nothing but peace,and gentle vifuation.
'Rfifi. Why that tney haue,and bid them fo be gom
TBoy- She faics you haue it,and you may begon,
King. Say to her we haue meauird many miles,.
To treade a Meafure with her on this gra(k*

%*y. They fay that they haue meafurd many a raile^
To tread aMeaiure with you on this grade.

Kofi. It i$ not fo« Af ke them how manie inches
Is in one mile? If they haue meafured mauie,
Themcafure then ofone is eaflie tolde.

Soy. Jf to come hither, you haue meafurde miles,
And manie milestthe Princcflc bids you teD, /98

How manie inches doth fill vp one mile.-1

. Tell her we meafure than by weerie fteps,
Shehearesherfelfe*
How manic weerie fteps,
Of uianie weerie miles you haue ore gone,
Are numbrcd in the trauaiie ofone Mile?

*Btro. WenumberTiothingthatwefpendforyou,
Oar duetie is fo iich,fo infinite,
That we may do it if ill without accompt .
Vouchfafe to fliew the f«n(hine of your face,
That we(Uke fauages)may worihipit,
Aofi* My face is out a Moonc,and clouded too.
King. Blefted are <:loudcs,co do as fuch cloudes Jo .
Vouchfafr bright Moone, and tbefe thy Starrs to (hine,
(Thofe cloudes rcmo oued)vpo ur waterie eync,
fofi. O vatoe peticioncr, begg a greater matter 9
Them now reqnefts but Moonemine in the water* 208

Afeg. Then in our metiurc^do but vouch&fc one change,

G.4 Thou

^fkafant conceited Co?wd?e.

Thoubidft mebcgge,this begging is notftrange.

3ty2. Play Mufique then : nay youmuft do it foone.
Not yet no daunce : thus change I like the Moone.

Kin. Wil you not daunce/Ho w come you thus eftrangcd?

Re. You tooke the moone at ful^but now (hee's changed?

King Yet flill (he is the Moone,and I the Man.

7ty#. The mufique playes,vouchfafe feme motion to it,
Our earcs vouchfafe it*

King. But your leggcs (hould do it.

Kofi. Since you are (hangers, and come here by chance,
Weele not be nice.take handes,we will not daunce.

King. Why take we handes then?

%oja, Oncfytopartfiriendes.
Curtiic fweete harves,and fo the Meafure endes «

Kinv* More meafure of this meafue be not nice.

Rop. We can aflFoordno mere atfuch a price*
" ?. Prifeyou your fclucstWhat bnyes your company?
:. Yourabfcnceonely^
^. Thatcanneuerbe.

—j** Then ccnnot we be bought : and fo adue,
Twice to your Wore,and halfe once to you,

Km. Ityou denie to dawnce,lets holde more chat.

Rvfi* Inpriuatthen.

King. I am belt pleafd with that,

2krw. White handed Mi {rres,cnefweet word withthce.

JQye. Honie,and Milkc,and Suger * there is three*

^r. Nay then two trey c$,an if you grow fonice,
McthegJinc,Worund Malmfeyj well nmne dice:
There's halfea dofcn fweetes*

J^«5*. Seuenthfweeteadue5finceyoucan cogg^
He play no more with you,

%er. Onewordinlecret*
&* Let knot be fweete*
?. Thou crceucft my gall*

ittcr,

Bero. Therefore meete.

Dumtn. Will you vowchfafe with me to ctange a word >
Maria. Name it.

called Loues Labor's bjl.

Duma. FaireLadie.

Mar. Say you fo.'FaireLordjtakethat for yourfaire Lady

?>Mna. Pleafe it you, as much in priuat, & lie bid adieu,

Maria. What^was your vizard made without a tongue?

Long. I know the reafon(Lady)why y ou affre,

Mai. O for your rcafon, quickly fir, I Jongf

Long. You haue a double tongue within your MaQce,

And would afforde my fpeachlcs vizard halfe*
Mar* Veale quoth the Dutch-man:is not veale a Calfe?
Lwg. ACalfefaireLadie.
zJKar. No,afaireLorde Calfe.
Lang* Let's part the wordf
iMar. No,llenotbeyourhalfo

Take all and weane it,itiray proue an Oxe*
Lon. Loke how you butt your felfc in thefe ftarpemocks.

Will you eiue homes chart Lady ?do not fo.
^Mar^ Then die a Calfe, before your homes do grow.
Long, One word in priuate with you ere I die*
e-3/dr. Bleat foftly then,the Butcher heares you crie*
"Boyet. The tongues ofmocking Wenches areas kcenc

As is the Rafors edge inuifible :

Cutting a final ler haire then may be fecne,

Abouc the fence offence fo fcnfible,

Seemeth their conference, their concehcs haue winges,

Fleeter then Arrowes, bullets wind thought fwifter thingcs.
Rofi* Not one word more my Maides,brcak off, break orTl
Bfro. By heauen,all drie beaten v/ith pure fcoffe*
King. Farewel mad Wenches,you haue fimple wits. Exc*
Quee. T wentie adieus my frozen Muskouiu;

Are thcfethe brccde of Wits fo wondered at/

. Tapers they are with your fwecte breaths pufi ourt
WeMikifig Wits they hauegroflegroffe, fit fat.
. O poueriie in wir5King!y poorc flout.

Will they not(thinke you) hange them fclues to nyght?

Or eucr but in vizards (hew rhcir faces.

This pert TteroVwe was out of countnancc quite,
Rofi. They were all in lamentable cafes.

The King was weeping ripe for a good word.

H

\swnztue:

\uee. *&wftom did fwcare him felfe out ofall fulte*
my Tenure, and his fword*
Nopoynl(quothl)my feruant,flraightwas mute,

Xath. Lord Longtuuli faid I came ore his hart:
And trow you what he caldeme?

Qute. Quairne perhapt,

Katb. Yes in good faith*

Quee. Goeficknesasthouart*

%s» Wcli,better wits haue wome plaine Aatute Caps^
But will you heare; the King is my Louc fwome*

QMX* And quicket&r^v^ hath plighted Faythto me.

JGxh. And Longaiull was for my feruice borne.

<^l/<zr» Duw&nt is mine as fure as barkc on tree*

!5<7«f . M adame^and prcctie miftrefles giue care,
Iminedi&Uy they wiUagaine be hcere,
In their own e fhapts : for it can neuer be,
They will digeft this harfli indignicie.

JS!ye. Will they lecurnef

Hey. They will they wilI,God knowcs,
And leape for ioy, though they are lame with biowes:
Therefore change Fauours,and when they repaire,
Blow like iweete Rofes,in this fotnrner aice.

jQnce. How blow?ho vv blow? Spcake to be vnderftood,

'Boy. Faire Ladies maskt, arc Rofes in their bud:
Difmask^their damrnaskefweete commixture (howne,
Are Angels varling cloudes ,or R ofes bio wnc4

jQtcef Auaunt parpiexitie,What (hall we do?
Jf the^ return e in their owne ib apes to woe.*

2^/£. Good Madame, if by me youie be aduifHe,
Lets tnocke them ftili as well known t as difguyfde:
Let vs complaine to them what fool es were heare,
Difgayfd like sJMu/cwiw iu fhapeles geare:
And wonder what they were,and to what ende
Their (hallow fh ovve$,and Prologue vildly pende*
And their rough carriage fo ridiculous,
Should bepretentcd at our Tent to vs»

Boyet. Ladies, withdraw : the gallants are at hand,

Whip co our Tents as Roes runs ore land fjximt.

Enter

faffed 'Lciies Labors loft.

Enter the King and the reft.

Kng. Fairefir,Godfaueyou:Wher's thcPrinceffe?
t. Gone to her Tent, Pleafe ic your Maieitie com-
maunde me any feiuice to her thither,
j. That flje vouch&fe me audience for one word,
ir. Iwlljandfowjiifhe,lknowmyLord. Exit

This fellow peckes vp Wit as Pidgion* Pcafe,
And utters it againe when Goddootb pleafe.
He is Witts Pcdle^and rctaies his wares :
At Wakes and WafccJs^meetingSj&iarketsJaires,
And we that fell by gyofie, the Lord doth know,
Kane not the gtace to grace ie with fuch (howf
This Gallant pins the Wenches on his fieeuc,
Had he bin Atom he had tempted EM*
A can carue to^and lifpe : Why this is hee

That kid his hand, a way in courtifie. 324

This is the Ape of Formc,Moun{ier the nice,
That when he playes at Tables chides the Dice
In honorable tcarmes ; nay he can (ing

A meane moft meanel y, and in hu&ering* 3**

JMende him who can,the Ladies calf him fwcete*
Theftaires as he trcades on them kiiTc hisfeetet
This is chefiourc that fmyles on eucry one,
To iLew his teeth as white as Whales bone,
And confidences that will not die in debt,
Pay him the due of hcnie*tonged Ticyet.

King. A blifter on his fweete rongue with my hart,
Thacput -Armatbtts Page out of his part*

Enter the La&tt*

Iterot See where it comes. Bchauiour what wert rhou?
Till this mad man (hewed thee,and what art thoa now? 339

King* AU haile iWcte JMadame^and f lire time of day.
Qjuee. Fairc in all Haile is foule,as I conceaue*
ConOure my fpaches becterpf you may.
\ Then wJ(K rne bet<?rfl will giu* you leaue.
We came to vifite you, and puipoie now,

H 2 To

ViL

<^4pkafbtt conceited Comedies

To leade you to our Court, vouchfafe it then

Qua. ThisFeelde ftiallholdc me,and fo hold your vow:
Nor God nor I delights in periurd men*

/<?;/£* Rebukernc notfor that which you prouoket
The vcrtuc of your eie muft brcakc my oth.

Qu£. You nickname vertue,vice you (houldhaue fpoke:
For vertues office neucr breakes tnens troth.
Mow by my maiden honour yet as pure,
As the vnfallied Lilly J proteu,
A \vorldeof tonnentes though I fliould endure,
I would not yeelde eo be your houfes gueft :
So much I hate a breaking caufe to be
Of heavenly Othes vowed with integritie.

King. O you haue UuM in defolacion heere,
Vnfeene,vnuifued,rnuch to our fhame.

Quee. Not (bmy Lord,it is not Co I fweare,
We haue had pafhmes here and pleafant game,
A melfleof Rufutns left vs but oflate*

. I inmieth My Lord.
Trimgallants,fuJl of Courtftiipandof ftaie,

Roja* Madame fpeake true : It is not fo my Lord:
My Ladie(to the maner of the dayes)
Incurtefic giues vndeferuing praife.
Wefoure in detde confronted were with fbure>
In Tbjfan habite: heere they flayed anhoure,
And calkt apace : and in chat houre my Lord)
They did not blefle vs with one happie wori
I dare not call them (boles; but this I thinke,
Whetrthey are thirftie/oolcs would fainehaue drinke.

"Sera. This ieft is drie to me, gentle fwecte,
Your wits makes wife thinges foolifti when wegtcete
Wtih eies beft feeing, heauens Eerie eie:
By light we ioofe light, your capacitie
Is of that nature, that to your hudgcftoore,
Wife thioges feemefoolifh, and rich thinges but poorcv

Rofi This p roues you wife and rich : for in roy eie.

* Jarnafoolc^ndfullofpoucrtic.

YiT

catted louts labor's loft

But that you take what doth to you belong, j 3n

It were a fault to fnatch wordes from my tongue.
~ r. OJamyourc and all that Ipottifle.
a. All the foole mine.
r. I cannot giue you Jeffe.
ty. Which orthe Vizards was it that you wore?
•, Wherc,whcn what Vizard/ why dcmaund you this?
that Vizairljthat (upcrfiuouscafe,

, There then,th , m _..

That hid the wo He, and (hewed the better face.

King. We were defcried,theylc mock vs now doun right.

Dum&n, Let vs confeffe and turne it to a ieft.

Qwc, Amazdc my Lordf Why lookesyour highnes fad/

RcyS. Hclpe holde his browesa hetle found : why looke
you pale/
Sea ncket thinkecommtng from tJMufcwiie,

3kre< Thus pooure the Starres downe plagues forpcriurie*
Can anie face of braffehold longer out?
Hccre ftand I.Ladie dart thy skill at me,
Brufeme with fcorne,CQnfound me with a flout
Thruft thy fharpe wit quite through my ignorance,
Cut me to peeces with thy kecne conceit.
And I will wifh thee neuer more to daunce,
Nor neuer more in R ufsian habite waite*

0 neuer will I truft to fpcacl

Nor to the motion of a Schoole-boyes tongue;
Nor ncucr come in vizard to my friend,
Nor woo in rime like a blind harpers (bnguc*
Taffata phrafes,ftlken tearmes precife,
Three pilde Hiberboles,fpruce arTec*lion:
Figures pedanticall, thefc ibmmcr flies,
Haue blowne me full of maggot oftentation.

1 do forfwearc them,and I here proteft,

By this white Gtoue(how white the hand God knowcs)
Hencefoorthmy wooing minde fhaibc exprcit
Jntufletyeas,andhoncftker/ie noes*
And 10 begin Wench,fo God helpc me b w,
My loue to thee is foiwd,/wfl? cracke orfla^f
R^i* S#is > few. I pray you.

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397

401

^pkafont conceited Ccnnefa.
. Yet I haue a tr icke,
Of r he olde rage * beare with mc,I am ficke.
He leaue it by degrees; fofylet vs fee,
Write Lord bauemcrcte en vs on thofe three,
They arc infefted, in their hartes it lyes:
They haue the Plague,and caught it of your eyes.
Theft Lordes are viflted,you are not free,
For the Lords tokens on you do I fee*

£up. No they are free that gauethefc tokens to vs.

#«m Ourftatesare forfeit, feeke not to vndoo v*.

7(ofi. It is not fo3 for how can this be true,
Thatyou ftand forfait? being thofe that fue.

Ben. Peacc/or I will not haue to doe wich you.

Rofi. Nor{hallnot,ifldoaslintende.

. Speake for yoor fcJues,my wit is atan ende,

- Teach vsfwect Madame, for our rude traofgrcfiion
Some rai re ext ufe»

*<. Thefaircftisconfcflion,
Were not you here but eucn no w,difguyfdef

* iMadame, I was,

. And were you well aduifde,*
. I was faire Madame,
e. When you then were heere,
What did you whifpcrin your Ladies earef
King That more then all the world, I did refpe& ner.
Quee. When /he (hall challenge this, you wil reie& her.
%Mg* Vpon mine honour no.

£ff*+ l^eace peace,forbeare ; your Oth once broke,you
force not tofbrfweare.

Kmg. Defpife me when I breake this oth of mine.
Q*!** I will, and therefore kcepe it. jR*fiKne9
What did the 'Ruffian whifper in your earcf

&>fi. Madame,he fwore that he did hold me ckare,
As precious cy-fight, and did value me
Aboue this WorWc ; adding thereto more ouer,
That he would wed me,orcls die my Loucr.

Q*ee. God giuc thee ioy of him : the Noble Lord
Molt honourablie doth vphold his word,

King

. What meane you Madame: by ray life xnytrotbj
I neuer fwore this Lady fuch an oth,

9^M/t By heauen you did; and to confirme it plainc5
You gauc me this : but take it fir agaiae*

King* MyfairfiandthiSjthePrmccfleldidguie,
I knew her by this Jewell on her fleeue,

Qu$ e. Pardon me fir,this lewell did (he weare,
And Lord 2fcwVtatf (I thanke him) is my deare,
Whatf will you haue me, or your Pearle againe?

'Berw* Neither of either : I remit bor.h twaine.
I fee die tricke ant : here was a content,
Knowing aforehand of our mertment,
To daih ic lik a Chrilhnas Comcdic:
Some carry tale/omepleafe^man/omeflejght^ine:
Somemumblenewes, fome trencher Knight/ome Dick
ThatfniyleSjhischeeke in yeercs, and knowes the trick
To make my Lady laugh,when /hees difpofd ;
Tolde our inteutes before : which once duclofd?
The Ladies did change Fauour$;andthen wee
Polowingthe fignes,wood butthefigneof fhee,
Now to our periurie,to add more terror.
We are againe forfworne in will and error*
Much vpon this ris t and might not you
Foreflal! our fport, to make vs thus vntrue?
Do not you know my Ladies foote by'chfquiet?
And laugh vpon the apple of her eie?
And Rand betweene her backe fir and the fier,
Holding a trencher, ieiling menilief
You put our Page out : goe,you are aloude.
Die when you wi!l,a Smocke (ha Ibe your fhroude
Youleere vpon me, do you t ther*$ an eie
Woundes like a leaden i word*

Bcyct. Full merely hath this braue nuage, this caiteere
bin run.

Loe,heistildng(h*aigbt. Peace, I haucdoru

Enter fibmne.

Welcome pure wit,thou part/I a faire fiay.
, O Lord fir, they would know^

H4 \Vhether

^tpteafint conceited Comedx.

Whether the three Worthis /hail come in or no?

2fcr. What,are there but three?

CAw. No fir, but it is vara fine,,
For cucrie one purfents three*

'Ben. And three times thrice is nine.

C&w, Not fo fir, vnder correction ftr,I hope it is not fo.
You cannot beg vsfir, lean aflureyoufir^e know what
•we know : I hope fir three times thrice fir.

3?<r0. Isiiotnine*

Cfcr* VndercorreOionfirweknow where-vntillitdoth
amount.

Vcrc. By loue I all wayes tooke three threes for nine.

Clow. O Lordfir,it were pittie you (hould get your liuing
byrcckningfir.

Bcro. How much is it?

Cfa. OLord fir, the parties themfelues, the aflors (?r
Will flicw wher-vntiil it doth amount* for mine owne part^
am(as thy fay, but to patfeft one man in one poore man)
Pompioft the great fir*

*£ero. Art thou one of the Worthies?

Chw. Itpleafedthemtothinke rnewortMe of^w^
the great: for mine owne part I know not the degree of the
Worthyjjut I am to ftand for him.

Bero. Goe bid them prepare. (Exit.

C/fW. We wil turne it finely off iir,we wil take fome care.

King. Tcrovme^y will fhamevs:let them not approch^

*Btro. We are fliamc proofc rny Lord j & tis fome politic
To haue one {how worfc then the Kings and his company.

King. 1 fay they fliall not come.

Owe . Nay my good Lord let me ore'rule you now*
ThatTport beftpleafes, that doth beft know ho w:
Where zeale ftriucs to content,and thecontentes
Dies in the zeale of that which it prefemes :
Their forme confounded,makes moft forme in myrd),
When great thinges laboqting pcrilh in theirbyrth.
Arightdcfcriptionofourfponniy Lord.

Enter 'BragArt^

* Annoynted,! implore fomuch cxpence of thy royal

fwecte

V.ii.

loft.

ftveetc breath, as will vtter a brace ofwordes*
Quee. Doth diis man (true GodP
Tlcro* Whyafkeyou?

Brag* That is

Tor I proteft, the Schoolemaifter is exc ceding famaOicall,
Too too vaine,too too vaine; but we will put it(as they fay)
co fvrtiaMfalagtwt \v\(h you the peace orxnuidmoft royall
cupplemem. Exit.

king. Heere islikc to be & good preience of Worthies:
He prefents Hetlot ofTra^the Swaine TVw/tf}' the great,the
parifh Curate Alexander > j4twttdoes}>%G£H€rctikss the Pe
dant Judas Macbaktus : And if thefe foute Worthies in their
firft ftievv thriuekdiefe fbure will change habttes^and prefcnt
the other fine.

There isfiue in the firft (hew*
» You arc deceiued, tis not fo.
< The Pedant, theBragart, theHedge-Priefr, the

Abate throw at Nouutn, and the whole world againe^
Cannot pickc out fiue&ch, take each one in his vaine*
Km. The Ship is vnder fay Ic^nd heei'e £Ke corns araaine.
Enter Pompey.

t Youlie,youarenothe«

WitLLibbards head on knee* (thee,

rr. Well faid old mocker, I mud needesbe friendes with

/ Pompcy aw, Pompcy Jitmtmdetkc biggt*
Duma. The great.

That oft ivfcuk with Ttrg ana Shield did mak$ my foe to
AndtraMtUng along this cca/t Iheeream €<mte by twwisfitt*
MJlby rny Armts before the Lew of this fame Lefe of France*
tfyw Ladjflyf Vwldfiy thanbes Pompey, / had dime.

Lady. Great thankes great "Pomfey.

Clo. Tis not To much word): but I hope I was perfect I
made a title fault in great*

VlL

eajant cwceit&t t

My hairoahairVpennie,7V»^prooue$ the beft
Worchie. "

Enter Curate for Alexander.

Cicrat. When in thetoarld 1 liudjv** the parties commander:
By EaftjYeftiNarthsmd South J fired my conquering might:
tJMy Scutckwn flaine declares that lam tsflifwdw* (right*
Tloyet. Your Nofc Tales no, you are not : for it (lands too
2?* . Your nole fmels no ID his moft tender fmelling knight.
Qu* The conqueror is difmaid jproceed good Alexander.
Cura. When in the worlds I lined -J 'was the warldes commander.
. Aloft crue,tis right : you were To *AUfm&er.
Pompey the great*.
Your feruant and Coftard.
*£ero. TakeawavthcConqueronr^takeaway AKfyukr.
Ctw. O fir, you naue ouenhro ^rn^Kftnder the Corjquc-
rour : you will be fcr«pt out of the painted cloth for this.
Your Lion thai hoidcs his Polax fitting on a clofe (toole,
will be geuen to AMX. Ke wilbe the ninth Worthier Con-
querour,and a feard to fpeakc? Run away for (hame Ab>-
fitukr* There anr (hall pleafeyou afbolifhmylde man, an
honcft manjlookc you^and foone da(bt» He is a marueyious
good neighbour fay th, and a very good Bowler : but for
tsftijander, alas you fee ho w tis a little orepmed, but there
arc Worthies a comming will fpeake their minde in fomc
other fort. ExttCitrat.

Qtee. Stand afide good yomfey*

Enter Tedtrtfir JudM^ andtfa 'Soy for Hercules.

•Peda. Great Hercules is frtfimeJ by tint Imp,
Wtufi ClMkjlde Cerberus that three headed Canus,
Andwbcn he was a bates chtidesfhriwp,
That did heftrwgle Serpents into Manu5,
Q\ipni^tnthejfemeth in mwffitie*
Ergo, I come with this Appologie*

Kcetefomeftate m thy exit; and wirifb, E xit Boy*

Ted*. Iudas/40.

Vif

cttkdLoua Lafo/s hjt.

Dtun* A ludas,
fedan. Ifyt Ifiariot/tr.
ludas 7*w,«fy>f^Machabeus*
Dwn. ludas Machabcus cfot,tt pkfot ludas,
Zero. A kisfing tray tour. How art thou proud Ittfas?
Pe4a. Ittdaslam.

The more (hame for you Judo*.
Whatmeane you nV
t. To make 7W<& hang him felfe.

Begin fo,you arc my elder*
*Bcro. Well folo\vcd,//ft^ was hanged on an Flder*
Ted**. I will not be put out of countenance.
Bero. Becaufethou haft no face,
*Pe£iff. What is this?
Boyet. ACytternehead,
'Dujwt. The head of a Bodkin.
Jlera. A deaths face in a Ring,
long. The face of an oldc Roman coyneafcarcefcene,
B^r* The pummel of ASr/ Fauchion.
Duma. The carud-bonc race on a Flafkc,
Bero. Saint <j forges halfe chcekc in a Brood).
DIMM. I and in a Brood) of Lead.
Jbro. I and worne in the cappe of a Tooth- drawer:
And now forward/or we haue put thec in countenance.
feda. You haue put ine out of countenance,
B*r<?« Falfe, we haue gtuen thec faces.
Peas. But you haue outfafte them all*
Biro. And thou wcart a Lyon.we would do fo.
B<yet . Therefore as he is, an Aflejet htm go:
And fo aduc fwcetc lude. Nay.Why doft thou flay/
Duma* For the latter cnde of his name.

For the ^4ffe to the 7«^ .* giue it him, faas awayi
This is not gcnerou$,not gentle,not humble.
A light for Mounficr ^uda, it growes darke, he

Alas poore tJWacbabcfajhovt hath he bin bayccd,
I z

Vii

r+ Hidethy head ^Jbi/tojiere comes H&ar in Armes.
Though my mockes come home by ine, I will

now be metric*
King. M^or\vas
$oyet. But is this

Kmg. Jthinke He&or was not fo cleaae ttmberd.
Long* His Leggc is too biggefor He&crs*
Dwiwn* MorcCalfecertaioe*
*%ye* NCjhe is bcfi indued in the final]*
"Bcro. This cannot bt Hcflor.
DtwM. Hee*s a God or a Painter: for he makes faces,
Erawart. Tfo <^otent MKsLawces the

Dwna.

. ALcrrimon.
, Stucke with Clowes*
. Noclouca*

•Brag- ¥&&• TbeAnrif**** M&s,ofL<meesthcabnjghy>
Gout ikGLQtafift, the heir ofltlim*
A TM« fo breathed, that certawe be watld fight; yta>
Frtm vww t& night out of hts Ptuaiuw.
I arn that Flower*
'Diem. That Mint.
LMQ That Cullambine*
Brag. Sweete Lord I^w<^rainetliv tongue,

. I mud rather giuc it the raiae : for it runncs againft

, Im&H&ats a Greyhound.

. The fweete War-man is dead and rotten,
Sweecc chucks beat col the bones of the buried;
When he breathed he was a tnaa;
But J Tvill forward with inydcuice; fweete rovaltie beltow
on me the fence of bearing.

* Speakc braue //«^r, we are much delighted.
/ do adore thy/wette Graces Slipper.

Jtyct

s left.

Jet. Loues her by the foote.

. He may nocby the yarde.

T he parti* it

Clm. Fellow H&ar, flic is gone; (he is two months on
her way*

Brag. What meaneft thou?

CM*% Faith vnlcflcyou play the honeft Trt>y<w,che-poore
wench is caft away : fhee's quicke, the childe bragges in her
beilie already : tis yours.

Br*g. Doll thou infamonize me among potentates:
Thou (halt die.

Ck*. ThenHwll Hktir be whipt for la^enma that is
cjuicke by hiiri^and hangd for Tto^ey that is dead by him.
a. Moft rare Tompy*
. Renowned Pompey.
. Greater then grea^grea
p^thehudee.
?)jtm. fitftor tremble*.

*Bm, *Pomffy is rnooued more Ates raorc Atees ftk them
orftirthemon.

Duma. Hettar will challenge him,
*Bero. I,ifa1jauc no more roans blood in his belly then w
Juppe a Flea.

tZfrvy, By the North Pole I do challenge thee,
Cl<w. I will not fight with a Pole like a Northren man;
He fla(h^Ile do it by the Sword 2 1 bcpray you lee me bor
row my Armes againc*

. Roome for the incenfcd Worthier,
lie do it in my ihyrc,

Jtagt. Maifter, let me take you a button hole lower. Do
you not fee, (Pompey is vncafing for the Combat : What
meane you?you will loofe your reputation*

*Braff. Gentlemen and Souldiers, pardon me, I will not
combat in my fhyrt. flcngc»

w. You may rot deny it, Pcmpey hath made the <hal~
» Swcetebloodcs,! both may and will.
I?

SiL

i^fpleajant concnttai-omuue.

. What rcafon haue you fort*

• Thcnakedtructh of it ij,! hanc no Shirt.

Igoe Wool ward for pen nance*

Boy* True, anditwasinioynedhimin Ttynt for want of

JJnnen : fince when,I!e be fworne he wore none,bui a <fiA-

clout e of Jtyunettaes, and chat a wcarcs next his hart for a

fauour,

LnteraMefonger Mbunfar ^JMa-cadc.

. God faue you Madame.
Welcome Jtf/wra&,butthat thou internippteft our
merriment.

Marcad. I am fbrrie Madame for the newes I bring
is heauic in my tongue* The King your father
Dead for my life.
d. Eucn /b : my tale i$ tolde.
Worthies awayjthc Scxne begins to cloude^
. For mine owne part I breath free breach : I haue
feenc the day of wrong through thelitle hole of difcrciion,
and I w ill right my fclfe like a Souldicr* Exeunt Worthy s
King. Ho w fa r es your Maidlie?
Qw+ Itiyet prepare I will away to nyght.
King* Madame Not fo,I do befccch you ftayt
QMC* Prepare I fay : I thanke you gracious Lords
Por all your fatre endcuours and intreat :
Out of a new fad-foule,that you vouchfafe,
Jn your rich wifcdome to excufe,or hide,
1 he liberall oppofuion of our fpirites,
Jf ouerboldly we haue borne our fciues,
In thcconuerfeof brcath(your gentlenes
Was guyltie of it.) FareweH worthy Lcrd:
A heauje hart beares not a humble tongue*
Excufe me fo coin ming too (hort of thanked,
Por my great fute, fo eafdy obtaindc,

King * The cxtreame partes of time extf camly fornrc**
Alicaufestothc purpofeofhisfpeede:
And often at his very loofe decides

' That.

mtie Ladies ?&

sn:

Thar,whteh long proceffe could not arbitrate.

And though the mourning brow of progenie ^

Forbid the fmy line courtecie of Lone,

The holy fuite which faine it would conuince.,

Yet fince Loues argument was firfl on foote,

let not the do tide of Sorrow iuftle it ,58

From what (t purpofd, fince to wayle friendes loft,

Is not by much fo holdfomc profitable,

As toretoyce at friendes but newly found.
Qua. \ vnderftaod you not,rny gricfes are double.
Efro. Honeft plainewords,bApearcethccareof gricfe,

And by thefe badges vndcrft and the King,

For your faire fakes^haue we neglected time.

Plaide foulepl ay with our othestyout beam ' '

Hath much deformed vs,fa/hioning our humours

Euen to the oppofed ende of our ententes*

And what in vs hath feemed rcdiculoui:

As Loue is full of vnbefkting ftraincs, ^

All wanton as a childe/kipping and vaine*

Formdby the eyc,and therefore like the eye.

Full of Graying fhapcs, of habites and of formes?

Varying in fubie^tcs as the eye doth route, 774

To euery varied obiccl in his glaunce:

Which partie coted prcfenceofloofe loue

Put on by vs,if in your heauenly eyes,

Haue mifbecombd our othes and grauttres. ^.

Thofe heauenly eyes that lookeinto thcfc faultes,

SuggeHcd vs to make, therefore Ladies

Our loue being yours, the errour that Loue makes

1$ likewife yours : we to our felucs proue falfc, ^

By being once fake, for euer to be true

To thofe that make vs both faire Ladies youf

Andeuen that falfhood in it felfe a (innca

Thus purifies it felfe and turns to grace.

Qute. We hauc rccciud your Lctters,foll of Loue:
YourlFauours,emba{Tadours of Loue.
And in our mayden counfaile rated them,
At court/hyp pieafanticft and courtecie,

14 As

conceited Comedte*

As bombaft and aslynlng to the time t
But more deuout then this our refpeftes,
Haue we not been, and therefore met your Lowes,
In their owne fafliyon like a merriment;
Dum. Our letters madams/hewed much more then icft»
Lone. So did our lookes.
Rofi. We did not cote them fo*
Kw&. Now at the lateft minute of the houre,
Graunc vs your loues,

Qwe* A time me thinfos too fhort,
To make a world-wsthout-end bargaine in :
No no my Lord,your Grace is pcriurde much,
Full of deere guiltines,and therefore this.
If for my Loue(as ihere is no iiich caufe)
You "will do ought, ihis (hall you do for met
Your oth I will nottruft,but goe with fpeede
To fome fbdorncand naked Hermytage,
Remote from all the pleafursof the world:
There May vntill thetwelue Celcftiall Signes
Hauc bronght about the annuall reckoning.
If this Auftcreinfociable life,
Change not your offer made in heate ofblood.
If froftcs andfaHes,hard lodging^and thin wecdcs,
Nip not the gaudk blof (braes of your Loue :
But that it beare this tryall,and laft Loue,
Then at the expiration of the yeere,
Come challenge nie,challenge me by ihcfedefertcs*.
An d by this Virgin palmc now kisfmg thine^
I wilbe thine : and till that inflUncc fhutt
My worull felfe vp in a mourning houfc,
Rayning the teares of lamentation*
For rhc rcmembrauoce of my fathers death.
If this thou do deny, lee our handcsparr,
Neither intiled in the others hart.

Kwg. If thi$,or more then this,! would denic,
To Batter vp thefe powers of mine with left,
The Codeine hand of death clofc vp mine eye*
I lUuccherrite then my harts is in thy bred*

c ailed Lc wts Labors hjl.

Serm, And what to me my LOUCJ* and what to me?

Rofel* You muft be purged tq,your finnesare rackt.
You are attaint with faultes and pcriuriei
Therefore if you my fauour meane to get,
A tweluemonth fliall you fpende and neuer reft,
But fceke the weery beddes of people ficke.

Duma. But what to me my Loue.'but what to me?

Xttth A wife/ a beard, faire hca1th,and h one (lie.
With three folde loue I wifh you all thcfe tbfee,

*Dur»a. O (hall I (ay, I thanke you gentle Wife?

Kath, Not fo my Lord, a tweluemonth and a day,
lie marke no wocdes that fmothfaft wooers fay,
Come when the King doth to my Lady come:
Then if I hauc much loue, lie gtue you fome»

2>«*f*. He feme thce true and faythfully till then.

K*th. Yet fwearc not, lead ye be fbrfwornc agen.

LongattitL What faies s^Maria?

Mori, At the twelaemonths ende^
lie change my blacke Gowne for a feithfull frcnd

Long. He flay with paeience.butthe time is long,

Mori* T he iiker you, few taller are fo y oung,

Tterw. Scuddies my Ladle? Mifhcs looke on rncy
Bcholdc the window oiirry hart,mine eye:
What humble fuite attendes thy anfwere there,
Impofe fome fcrutee on me for thy Loue.

Rofi, Oft hau el heard of you my Lord Bcrrnntj
Before I faw you : and the worldes large tongue
Proclaymc? you for a man repleat with mockcs,
Pull of compartfons and wounding floutes:
Which you on ail eOetes will execute,
That lie within the mercie of your wi:
To wcede this wormewood from yourfruAfiillbraine,
And there withall to winnc me,yfyou plcafe,
Without the which I am nor to be won;
You (hall this tweluemonth icrme from day to day9
Vifire the fpeachleffe fickc,and ftill conuerfc,
With growing wretches : and your tafke (hall be,
With all the fierce endeuour of your wit,

K To

To enforce the pained impotent to frnile.

Ber&to. To moue wilde laughcer in the throate ofdeath?
It cannot be, itis impoflible.
Mirth cannot mouc a fouic in agonic*

2^/27, Why thats the way ro choake a gibing fpirrit,
Whofc influence is begot of that loofe grace,
Which (hallow laughing hearers giuc to fooles,
A ieftes profpcritic lies in the care,
Of htm thatheares it,ncucrm the tongue
Of him thatmakes it : then if fickly cares
Dcaft with the clamours of their owne deare grones,
Will hcarc your idle fcornes; continue then,
And I will haue you,and that fault withalL
But if they will nor^ throw away that (pirrit,
And I (hall fmdc you emptie otthat fault,
Right foyfull of your reformation.

jS^rw. A twelucmonthr* well ; befaii what will befall,
He icft a t wcluemonth in an Hofpitall.

jQutttt. I fwecte my Lord, and fc I take my leaue*

King. No Madame, we will bring you onyour v/ay.

Berw. Our wooing dothnotende like anoldePlay:
lacke hath not GUI : thcfe Ladies courteTie
Might well haue made our fport a Comedic.

King* Come (ir,it wants a tweluemonth an'aday^
And then twill ende.

. That's toolongforaPlay.

"Enter JSrAggtn.

^ Swecte Maicftie vouchfafe me,
. Was not diat/:fc#or?
. The worthie Knight of Tray.
I will kifle thy royall finger, and take leaue.
I am a Votaric; I haue vowde to laqHtncttA
TO holde thePlough for her fweeteloue three yecre#
But moft efteemcd greatncs, will you heare the Dialogue
that the two Learned men haue compiled, in prayfcor the
Owlcandthc Cuckow? it fhould haue followed in the

cnde

V.ii

called lows Labor's loft,

endeofourfhcw*

King* Call them foorth quickly, we Will do Ib,
'Brag. Holla< Approch,

Enter all.

'Brag. This fide is Hiems, Winter.
This Cfo^the Spring : The one xnaynteined by the Ov/le,
Mother by the Cu

%. Ver begin.

TbtSwg.

WhenDafiespied, and Violets blew,
And Cuckow-budds ofydlow hew:
And Ladi-fjnockes all filuer white,
Do paint the Meadowes with delight:
The Cuckow then on euerie tree.
Mocks married men; for thus tinges hee,
Cuckow.

Cuckow,Cuckow t O word of fearc,
Vnplcafing to a married care*

When Shepheards pipe on Oten Strawes,
And merrie Laxkes are Ploughmens Clocks;
When Turtles tread and Rookes and Da wes.
And Maidens bleach thejr fummer (mockes :
The Cuckow then on euerie tree,
'Mockes married men, for thus finges he,
Cuckov.

Cucko wscuckow : O word of feare,
Vnpleafing to a married eare.

Winter.

When Ifacles hang by the tf all,
And Dicke the Sheepheard bio wes his naile:
And Thorn feearesjlogges into the hall,
And Milke corns frozen home in pailet
When Blood isnipt, and wayes be roll,

Kz

Then

V.ii.

o* f/e A font conceited Comtdle.

Then nightly fingcs the flaring Owlc
Tu-whi: to-who.

Amerrieaote,

While greafielonc doth kcclcthc pot;

When all aloude the windc doth blow,
And coffing drownes the Parfons faw;
And Birdcs fit brooding in the Snow,
And Marrians nofe lookcs red and raw:
When roafled Crabbs hifle in the bo wle>
Then nightly fmges the flaring Owle,
Tu-whit to-who,

A metric note,

While grcafie lone doth keelc the pot.

The vvordes of Mcrcurie,are harA after the
fonges of Apollo.

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